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Numbers 1 to 32 (Consecutive) and Attached Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Islington, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5394 / 51°32'21"N

Longitude: -0.1147 / 0°6'52"W

OS Eastings: 530847

OS Northings: 183962

OS Grid: TQ308839

Mapcode National: GBR L2.DB

Mapcode Global: VHGQS.YKRR

Plus Code: 9C3XGVQP+Q4

Entry Name: Numbers 1 to 32 (Consecutive) and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 29 September 1972

Last Amended: 30 September 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1195767

English Heritage Legacy ID: 369380

ID on this website: 101195767

Location: Barnsbury, Islington, London, N1

County: London

District: Islington

Electoral Ward/Division: Caledonian

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Islington

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Andrew Barnsbury

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


ISLINGTON

TQ3084SE THORNHILL SQUARE 635-1/51/852 (East side) 29/09/72 Nos.1-32 (Consecutive) and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: THORNHILL SQUARE (East side) Nos.1-20 (Consecutive)) (Formerly Listed as: THORNHILL SQUARE (East side) No.21) (Formerly Listed as: THORNHILL SQUARE (East side) Nos.22-32 (Consecutive))

GV II

32 terraced houses. c. 1836-42. Brown and yellow stock brick set in Flemish bond; stucco basement, ground floor and cornice. Pitched slated roofs; party-wall stacks. Symmetrical curved terrace. Sidehall entrance with staircase. 3 storeys, basements and some attics, 2 windows each; nos. 1 and 32 3 windows each. Banded stucco ground floor with segmental arched sash windows, some margin lights. To left, low steps rise to square-headed doorway; panelled door flanked by plain pilasters carrying corniced-head; rectangular overlight with simple glazing bars beneath rosette frieze and console bracketed cornice. Nos. 1 and 32 with side entrance with stucco portico. Upper floor of brick with plain sill band beneath first floor full-length sash windows. 1st floor with blocks of 3 houses with one pedimented 3-light sash (with central window of each block with segmental pediment) alternating with recessed blocks of 4 or 6 houses with 2 architraved windows each. 1st floor 3 light windows with cast iron balconies, others with cast iron window guards. 2nd floor with single 3-light architraved sash windows divided by pilasters and with apron panels. Stucco cornice; nos. 2, 7, 8, 16-18, 20-22, 25, 29-32 with blocking course. Some attics with dormers. Original iron area and porch railings to nos. 1, 2 and 32.

Listing NGR: TQ3084783962

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