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39, Charles Street W1

A Grade II* Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.508 / 51°30'28"N

Longitude: -0.1466 / 0°8'47"W

OS Eastings: 528722

OS Northings: 180409

OS Grid: TQ287804

Mapcode National: GBR CF.8M

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.DCVB

Plus Code: 9C3XGV53+59

Entry Name: 39, Charles Street W1

Listing Date: 24 February 1958

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1292197

English Heritage Legacy ID: 209119

ID on this website: 101292197

Location: Mayfair, Westminster, London, W1J

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: West End

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St George, Hanover Square

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 2880 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER CHARLES STREET W1 80/39 (South side)

No 39 24.2.58 GV II*

Terraced substantial town house. c.1750-53 by the master builder John Phillips in partnership with George Shakespear, on a Berkeley Estate lease. Brown brick, slate roof. 3 storeys, basement and dormered mansard. 5 windows wide. Ionic columned doorcase, with full entablature, to right framing panelled door and patterned fanlight. Recessed glazing bar sashes under flat gauged arches, in stuccoed reveals. 1st floor painted stone plat band. Moulded stone cornice below parapet with coping. Wrought iron area railings with scrollwork standards flanking front steps. Original lead rainwater head and downpipe. Plain rear elevation with a 3-window bow to right and a 2 storey wing linking coach house/stables in mews. Interior virtually unaltered, apart from some partitioning, including front compartment staircase to 1st floor with stone treads, wrought iron balustrade and ramped handrail, the compartment ceiling with enriched cornice and fanned medallion-rose; "Chinese Room" to 1st floor rear with hand painted wall paper; good plasterwork ceilings and enriched cornices, carved wood and statuary marble chimney pieces, overmantel mirrors and pier glasses, original 1st floor rear water-closet, etc.

Listing NGR: TQ2872280409

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