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31, Craven Street WC2

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5074 / 51°30'26"N

Longitude: -0.1244 / 0°7'27"W

OS Eastings: 530261

OS Northings: 180385

OS Grid: TQ302803

Mapcode National: GBR JF.6T

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.SCKS

Plus Code: 9C3XGV4G+X6

Entry Name: 31, Craven Street WC2

Listing Date: 9 January 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1356963

English Heritage Legacy ID: 209381

ID on this website: 101356963

Location: London, Westminster, London, WC2N

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


TO 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER CRAVEN STREET, WC2
83/33
9.1.70 No. 31

G.V. II

Terraced town house. c.1730-31, virtually rebuilt after fire damage in
1762 and with features of c.1792. Brown brick with channelled stucco
ground floor, concealed slate roof. 4 storeys (top floor after post fire
rebuild) and basement. 3 windows wide (2 windows to attic floor).
Doorway to right, semicircular arched in plain shallow surround, recessed
panelled door in corner blocked architrave and radial patterned fanlight.
Recessed plate glass sashes under flat gauged arches. Plat band
finishing off ground floor stuccowork; stone cornice over 2nd floor;
parapet with coping. Iron window guards to 1st floor. Cast iron
railings with spike finials. Interior altered but retaining some later
C.18 mouldings and open well, slender turned baluster staircase. Part of
the Craven family's development of their Brewhouse estate, laid out for
them by Flitcroft.

Survey of London; Vol. XVIII.


Listing NGR: TQ3026180385

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