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35, Craven Street WC2

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5076 / 51°30'27"N

Longitude: -0.1248 / 0°7'29"W

OS Eastings: 530234

OS Northings: 180408

OS Grid: TQ302804

Mapcode National: GBR JF.4R

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.SCCM

Plus Code: 9C3XGV5G+23

Entry Name: 35, Craven Street WC2

Listing Date: 9 January 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1356964

English Heritage Legacy ID: 209384

ID on this website: 101356964

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


TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER CRAVEN STREET, WC2
83/26
9.1.70 No. 35

G.V. II

Corner terraced town house. 1731 with c.1792 alterations. Brown brick
with red brick dressings, channelled stucco ground floor, concealed slate
roof. 4 storeys (top floor a c.1792 heightening) and basement. 3
windows wide and 4-window return to Craven Passage. Closet wing plan.
Doorway to left, elliptical arched opening in plain stucco surround with
recessed panelled door and patterned fanlight. Recessed glazing bar
sashes under flat gauged red brick arches. Cornice band finishing off
ground floor stuccowork; stone cornice over 2nd floor and parapet with
coping to attic storey. Bowed cast iron balconettes to 1st floor. Cast
iron area railings with spike finials. Interior retains most of original
features with fielded panelling to passage hall and front rooms, Doric
pilastered archway to stairwell which is similarly panelled with cut and
carved string staircase, changing to closed string for top flights, with
3 turned balusters per tread, column newels and mahogany handrail, the
1st floor front room panelling is elaborated with egg and dart moulded
architraves with shell ornament in ears and good modillion cornice,
chimney breast flanked by fluted Ionic pilasters supporting entablature
with carved pulvinated frieze and the ceiling panelled with 2 rectangles
flanking circle, etc. Part of the Craven family's development of their
Brewhouse estate, laid out by Flitcroft.

Survey of London; Vol. XVIII.


Listing NGR: TQ3023480408

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