Description

CAMDEN

TQ3081NE RED LION SQUARE
798-1/101/1372 (South side)
06/07/81 Summit House and attached railings
and wall

GV II

Office block. 1925. By Westwood and Emberton. For Austin Reed.
Steel frame faced with deep yellow faience emphasising the
grid-like construction.
6 storeys with 3 storey stair bay to left. 8 window bays plus
stair bay. Return to Dane Street of 4 storeys 10 windows. Bays
articulated by plain faience cladding strips rising to a plain
blocking course. Recessed entrance with wood doors
incorporating 2 carved panels from the original doors, which
illustrated Austin Reed products - ties, collars, socks,
waistcoats etc, by Percy Metcalfe. One incorporates the letter
box with carved envelopes, the word "letters" and a lion, the
other a date panel carved with a lion. Metal-framed windows
with spandrel panels having geometric faience relief
decoration. The 3-storey bay with slightly protruding black
painted metal bay rising through the storeys with narrow
vertically set windows.
INTERIOR not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached
decorative iron railing of curved spikes on a stone wall
surrounding the area.

Listing NGR: TQ3061681665

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q27082037

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Recommended Books

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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Derbyshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)