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4 and 6, John Adam Street

A Grade II* Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5095 / 51°30'34"N

Longitude: -0.1226 / 0°7'21"W

OS Eastings: 530384

OS Northings: 180621

OS Grid: TQ303806

Mapcode National: GBR JF.M2

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.TBK5

Plus Code: 9C3XGV5G+QX

Entry Name: 4 and 6, John Adam Street

Listing Date: 24 February 1958

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1216786

English Heritage Legacy ID: 411454

ID on this website: 101216786

Location: Strand, Westminster, London, WC2N

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: St James's

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Martin-in-the-Fields

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 3080 NW
72/133

CITY OF WESTMINSTER
JOHN ADAM STREET, WC2 (north side)
Nos. 4 and 6

24.2.58

GV
II*
Pair of terraced town houses. c.1772-74 by Robert Adam. Brown brick with stucco dressings, slate roof. Three storeys, attic storey and basement. Each three windows wide. Doorways to right. Elongated console brackets supporting dentil cornices, panelled doors and patterned fanlights. Recessed sashes under gauged flat arches. First floor plat band; main cornice over second floor, parapeted attic. Cast iron balconettes to first and second floor windows on No.6 and to second floor only on No. 4.
Cast iron area railings with urn finials.

No.4 retains a number of good interior features with geometrical staircase with wrought iron balustrade, friezes, cornices, chimneypieces etc.

Part of the Adam Brothers' Adelphi development.


Listing NGR: TQ3038280625

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