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National Westminster Bank Hall of Residence (27-43), Jenkins Hotel (44 and 45) and Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in King's Cross, London

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Latitude: 51.5271 / 51°31'37"N

Longitude: -0.1277 / 0°7'39"W

OS Eastings: 529978

OS Northings: 182575

OS Grid: TQ299825

Mapcode National: GBR H6.HQ

Mapcode Global: VHGQS.QWV5

Plus Code: 9C3XGVGC+VW

Entry Name: National Westminster Bank Hall of Residence (27-43), Jenkins Hotel (44 and 45) and Railings

Listing Date: 14 May 1974

Last Amended: 11 January 1999

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1244094

English Heritage Legacy ID: 476857

ID on this website: 101244094

Location: Somers Town, Camden, London, WC1H

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: King's Cross

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Pancras with St James and Christ Church St Pancras

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Bank building

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Description



CAMDEN

TQ2982NE CARTWRIGHT GARDENS
798-1/89/178 Nos.27-45 (Consecutive)
14/05/74 Nat West Bank Hall of Residence
(27-43), Jenkins Hotel (44 & 45) &
railings
(Formerly Listed as:
CARTWRIGHT GARDENS
Nos.27-45 (Consecutive)
Bentham Hall (31-44))

GV II

Terrace of 19 houses forming the northern half of a crescent.
Now occupied as a residential training centre and a hotel.
c1809-11. Designed and built by James Burton. Darkened stock
brick (evidence of tuck pointing) with rusticated stucco
ground floors and stucco cornice at 3rd floor level.
EXTERIOR: 4 storeys and basements. 2 and 3 windows. Centre 4
and end 3 houses projecting. Round-arched doorways, (where
unaltered) with reeded jambs, cornice-heads, fanlights (some
patterned) and panelled doors. Nos 27 & 45 doorways on returns
(4 windows, 3 blind) to Mabledon Place and Burton Place with
prostyle Doric porticoes. Ground floor windows round-arched,
those on the projecting bays in shallow, round-arched
recesses. Gauged brick flat arches to recessed sash windows.
1st floor on projecting bays, casements with geometrically
patterned glazing to top light. All 1st floor windows, except
the right end projecting bay, with continuous cast-iron
balconies. Parapets. No.45 with single storey, 3-window,
stucco extension on the return. Articulated by pilasters
carrying entablature surmounted by parapet, the centre panel
balustraded.
INTERIORS: retain some original features.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with baluster
finials to areas.


Listing NGR: TQ2998882520

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