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12-14, Suffolk Street SW1

A Grade II* Listed Building in St James's, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5088 / 51°30'31"N

Longitude: -0.1309 / 0°7'51"W

OS Eastings: 529811

OS Northings: 180535

OS Grid: TQ298805

Mapcode National: GBR GF.S9

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.PB5N

Plus Code: 9C3XGV59+GM

Entry Name: 12-14, Suffolk Street SW1

Listing Date: 5 February 1970

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1264251

English Heritage Legacy ID: 428379

ID on this website: 101264251

Location: London, Westminster, London, SW1Y

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 2980 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER SUFFOLK STREET, SWl 71/100 Nos 12 to 14 (consec) 5.2.70 G.V. II* Terraced houses. c1822-23 by Lewis William Wyatt as part of Nash's Suffolk Street-Suffolk Place development. Incised coursed stucco, slate roofs. 3 storeys, basement and dormered mansards. Each front 1 window wide. Channelled ground floor with doorways to left but No 13 with former doorway to right as well, all square headed as are recessed sashes except for semicircular arched one of No 12, and framed by Tuscan pilasters supporting block cornice and the console brackets of the 1st floor bombé iron balconettes; the 1st floor windows architraved with shallow consoles to pediments over and shallow architraves to 2nd floor sashes. Rusticated quoins each end of row and main entablature with parapet balustraded in front of dormers. The right hand door of No 13 formerly gave access to 2 separate houses flanking rear courtyard. Cast iron crescent and spear headed area railings with plume finials. Nos 12 to 14 were a private speculation by L W Wyatt who lived at No 13 from 1823 to 1829. Survey of London; Vol XX. Dictionary of British Architects; Howard Colvin.

Listing NGR: TQ2981180535

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