Numbers 22 to 28 and Attached Railings, Holborn and Covent Garden, London

Entry Name: Numbers 22 to 28 and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 24 October 1951

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1379157

English Heritage Legacy ID: 478524

ID on this website: 101379157

Location: Holborn, Camden, London, WC1N

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 George Queen Square

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description

CAMDEN

TQ3082SE JOHN STREET
798-1/96/944 (West side)
24/10/51 Nos.22-28 (Consecutive)
and attached railings

GV II

Terrace of 7 houses. c1800-19. Yellow and multi-coloured stock
brick with stucco bands at 1st floor levels. Nos 27 & 28 with
slated mansard roofs and dormers. 4 storeys and basements; Nos
27 & 28 with attics. 2 windows each; Nos 26 & 27, 3 windows
each; No.28 double fronted with 5 windows. Gauged brick flat
arches to recessed sashes, most with glazing bars; 1st floors
with cast-iron balconies, except No.28. Parapets. No.22:
square-headed, architraved doorway with patterned rectangular
fanlight and panelled door. INTERIOR: noted to retain reeded
marble fireplaces on ground and 1st floors. Stairs with square
balusters.
No.23: similar doorway to No.22. INTERIOR: noted to retain
reeded marble fireplaces on 1st and 2nd floors (original
centres covered in).
No.24: similar doorway to No.22. INTERIOR: noted to retain
marble fireplaces with original centres on ground floor.
No.25: similar doorway to No.22. INTERIOR: noted to retain
marble fireplaces on ground floor. Good marble fireplace 1st
floor front room with bas relief on front panel, reeded and
with rosettes; original iron centre.
Nos 26 & 27: round-arched doorways with reeded doorframes,
lion mask stops, mutule cornice-heads, patterned radial
fanlights and panelled doors. No.27 with lamp-holder
incorporated in fanlight. No.26 with fluted lead rainwater
head.
No.28: round-arched doorway with attached Doric columns
carrying entablature; patterned radial fanlight and panelled
door. Cornice and blocking course. Wrought-iron overthrow
lamp-holder. Return to Northington Street with 1 window and
mid C19 entrance with stucco surround and console-bracketed
cornice. Dentilled cornices.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with urn
finials to areas.

Listing NGR: TQ3082582055

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