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22, Tower Street

A Grade II Listed Building in Holborn and Covent Garden, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5134 / 51°30'48"N

Longitude: -0.1278 / 0°7'39"W

OS Eastings: 530013

OS Northings: 181045

OS Grid: TQ300810

Mapcode National: GBR HC.GN

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.Q7T5

Plus Code: 9C3XGV7C+9V

Entry Name: 22, Tower Street

Listing Date: 15 January 1973

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1379048

English Heritage Legacy ID: 478414

ID on this website: 101379048

Location: Strand, 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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Description



CAMDEN

TQ3081SW TOWER STREET
798-1/105/1653 (North East side)
15/01/73 No.22

GV II

Board School, now converted to offices. c1874, altered late
C20. Yellow stock brick with red brick and stone dressings.
Steep slated roofs with gabled end bays, tall brick
chimney-stacks and parapets.
EXTERIOR: mainly 4 storeys. Not quite symmetrical composition
of 2:1:3:1:2 windows with projecting end bays; 5 storey bell
tower bay to left of entrance. Moulded floor strings. Central
3 bays divided by pilasters supporting a parapet of blind
panels; 3rd and 4th floors set back with late C20 glazed wall
and curved roof below original lunettes. Main central entrance
with stucco doorcase of paired banded pilasters carrying an
entablature and rectangular overdoor with pilasters, flanked
by ball finials, supporting a scrolled pediment with ball
finial; round-arched doorway with panelled door and fanlight.
Most windows round-arched with keystones; those flanking
overdoor have gauged brick flat arches. 4th floor left hand
bay, window with apron of 3 carved stone plaques with floral
and foliar enrichment and inscribed "For LSB"; left hand bay,
window with similar apron inscribed "1874". Right hand return
has chimney-stack rising full height of building with 2
pedimented features. To left of chimney at 3rd floor height, a
carved stone plaque, in rubbed red brick surround, depicting
an angel showing a book to 2 young children.
INTERIOR: altered.

Listing NGR: TQ3002081034

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