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Latitude: 51.5163 / 51°30'58"N
Longitude: -0.1267 / 0°7'36"W
OS Eastings: 530077
OS Northings: 181371
OS Grid: TQ300813
Mapcode National: GBR HB.QM
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.R4CY
Plus Code: 9C3XGV8F+G8
Entry Name: 233 Shaftesbury Avenue
Listing Date: 13 February 1989
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1271626
English Heritage Legacy ID: 477972
Also known as: 233, Shaftesbury Avenue
ID on this website: 101271626
Location: St Giles, Camden, London, WC2H
County: London
District: Camden
Electoral Ward/Division: Holborn and Covent Garden
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Camden
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Giles-in-the-Fields
Church of England Diocese: London
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TQ3081SW
798-1/105/1427
CAMDEN
SHAFTESBURY AVENUE (West side)
No.233
13/02/89
II
Speculative office block, 1927-29. By Hobden & Porri; carved details possibly by Henry Poole. Steel-frame faced in Portland stone. Neo Egyptian style.
Six storeys; six-bay range. Bay to right has vertically set slit lights, grouped in threes, to full height stairwell; Pharoah's head carved above fluted coved cornice with winged disc (symbol of god Horus) over square-headed doorway with moulded architrave. To left is three-bay entrance front with cushion capitals to columns, set in slightly projecting portico with winged disc feature set in coved palm-leaf cornice; square-head glazed entrance. Upper floors have metal framed windows and metal spandrel panels, with palm-leaf and Classical detailing, recessed between a giant order of piers continued to flattened palm-leaf capitals set beneath plain frieze with central winged disc feature and attic storey with square-headed windows; palm-leaf carving to boldly projecting cornice.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
Listing NGR: TQ3007681367
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