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49 and 50, St John's Square

A Grade II Listed Building in Clerkenwell, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5231 / 51°31'23"N

Longitude: -0.1039 / 0°6'14"W

OS Eastings: 531641

OS Northings: 182169

OS Grid: TQ316821

Mapcode National: GBR N8.T5

Mapcode Global: VHGQT.4ZX8

Plus Code: 9C3XGVFW+6C

Entry Name: 49 and 50, St John's Square

Listing Date: 29 September 1972

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1195743

English Heritage Legacy ID: 369309

ID on this website: 101195743

Location: Clerkenwell, Islington, London, EC1V

County: London

District: Islington

Electoral Ward/Division: Clerkenwell

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Islington

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St James Clerkenwell

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


ISLINGTON

TQ3182SE ST JOHN'S SQUARE 635-1/74/809 (North side) 29/09/72 Nos.49 AND 50

GV II

Terraced houses, now offices. c.1781. Brown and in places discoloured brick, stucco, roofs of slate. Four storeys over basement, four-window range. Basement and ground floor stuccoed, the ground floor decorated with banded rustication. Round-arched entrance framed by pilasters carrying entablature, cornice, and stepped blocking course; deeply recessed doorcase with cornice, fanlight and panelled door of original design; stucco terminates with storey band. Upper windows flat-arched to first floor, cambered-arched to second floor; 6/6 sashes of original design throughout. Brick string course above second-floor windows; parapet. Late C20 dormers in mansard roof; end stacks. The basements of nos 49-50 incorporate parts of the former Priory of St John of Jerusalem.

Listing NGR: TQ3162882162

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