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Latitude: 51.5121 / 51°30'43"N
Longitude: -0.1238 / 0°7'25"W
OS Eastings: 530289
OS Northings: 180907
OS Grid: TQ302809
Mapcode National: GBR JD.C4
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.S8W5
Plus Code: 9C3XGV6G+RF
Entry Name: 43, King Street WC2
Listing Date: 24 February 1958
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1221465
English Heritage Legacy ID: 413284
Also known as: Evans Music-and-Supper Rooms
43 King Street, London WC2
ID on this website: 101221465
Location: Strand, Westminster, London, WC2E
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 Paul Covent Garden
Church of England Diocese: London
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TQ 3080 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER KING STREET, WC2
72/20
24.2.58 No. 43
G.V. II*
Town mansion, 1716-17 and stylistically attributed to Thomas Archer; built
for Admiral Lord Oxford; C.19 and early C.20 alterations, restored. 1980.
Stone and brick stuccoed and painted, concealed roof. 3 storeys and attic
storey, basement. 7 windows wide in rythm 2:3:2. Ground floor has
reinstated 3 bay Corinthian pedestalled column porch in antis, 2 segmental
arched and keystoned recessed sash windows to each of the flanking bays,the
whole articulated by 4 rusticated piers carrying Composite fluted pilasters
separating the 3 groups of segmental arched keystoned flanking windows and
central elliptical arched ones with impost strings, on 1st and 2nd floors.
The capitals of giant order surmounted by dosserets and the main cornice
breaking forward over them; attic storey with cornice and C.19 iron vases
flanking raised central section of parapet. The ground floor return to the
Piazza arcade has an elaborate segmental pedimented and rusticated
Mannerist doorway of 1877-80. Interior considerably altered but 1st floor
level of stair compartment remains as Board Room with original woodwork and
fine and elaborately moulded plaster work panels with figured roundels
suspended from beribboned garlands and coved frieze to elaborated oval
framed plasterwork ceiling; finely carved profiled term chimneypiece in
west front room, door furniture, dadoes etc. to rear 1st floor rooms. The
original staircase re-erected at South Walsham Hall, Norfolk.
Survey of London: Vol. XXXVI.
Listing NGR: TQ3026580921
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