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Numbers 33 to 63 (Consecutive) and Attached Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Islington, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5403 / 51°32'25"N

Longitude: -0.1161 / 0°6'57"W

OS Eastings: 530747

OS Northings: 184062

OS Grid: TQ307840

Mapcode National: GBR L2.30

Mapcode Global: VHGQS.YK01

Plus Code: 9C3XGVRM+4H

Entry Name: Numbers 33 to 63 (Consecutive) and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 29 September 1972

Last Amended: 30 September 1994

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1209613

English Heritage Legacy ID: 369381

ID on this website: 101209613

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 635-1/51/853 (West side) 29/09/72 Nos.33-63 (Consecutive) and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: THORNHILL SQUARE (West side) Nos.33-44 (Consecutive)) (Formerly Listed as: THORNHILL SQUARE (West side) No.45) (Formerly Listed as: THORNHILL SQUARE (West side) Nos.46-63 (Consecutive))

GV II

31 terraced houses. c.1836-1842. Flemish bond. Brown and yellow stock brick; stucco basement, ground floors and cornices. Most with pitched slated roofs and party-wall stacks. Symmetrical curved terrace. Sidehall entrance with staircase. 3 storeys, basements and some with attics and dormers, two windows each. Banded stucco ground floors with segmental arched sash windows, some with margin lights. To left, low steps rise to square-headed doorway; each with panelled door flanked by plain glazing bars beneath rosette frieze and console-bracketed cornice. No. 33 is 3 windows wide with side entrance with stucco portico to left return wall. Upper floors 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, remainder with cast-iron window guards. 2nd floors with single 3-light architraved sash windows divided by pilasters and with apron panels. Stucco cornices, some with blocking courses. Attached iron railings. Nos. 64 and 65 were demolished c.1906 in order to make way for B.Pite's West Islington Library.

Listing NGR: TQ3074784062

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