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Albert Terrace and Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Southwark, London

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Latitude: 51.4974 / 51°29'50"N

Longitude: -0.105 / 0°6'18"W

OS Eastings: 531637

OS Northings: 179310

OS Grid: TQ316793

Mapcode National: GBR NK.KD

Mapcode Global: VHGR0.4MBF

Plus Code: 9C3XFVWV+XX

Entry Name: Albert Terrace and Railings

Listing Date: 16 June 1989

Last Amended: 17 September 1998

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1385548

English Heritage Legacy ID: 470951

ID on this website: 101385548

Location: North Southwark, Southwark, London, SE1

County: London

District: Southwark

Electoral Ward/Division: Cathedrals

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Southwark

Traditional County: Surrey

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Southwark St George the Martyr with St Alphage and St Jude

Church of England Diocese: Southwark

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Description



SOUTHWARK

TQ3179 GLADSTONE STREET
636-1/4/364 (North side)
16/06/89 Nos.4-48 (Even)
Albert Terrace and railings
(Formerly Listed as:
GLADSTONE STREET
(North side)
Nos.4-48 (Even))

GV II

Terrace of 23 houses. 1849-52. Garland and Christopher
architects. Yellow stock brick with stucco banded rustication
to ground floor and stucco dressings, slate roofs, some with
dormers behind stucco parapet with cornice (broken in some
places); stucco dressings.
EXTERIOR: slightly projecting central 2-bay section (No.24)
and flanking pedimented 4 bay sections (Nos 12, 14, 38 & 40).
Brackets to cornices and pediments to these sections. 2
storeys, attic and basement, 2 bays each. Steps up to panelled
doors with original fittings and oblong overlights, set in
Classical doorcases with pilasters to plain entablature and
cornice.
Ground-floor sash windows with margin lights have keystones
touching cornice; 1st-floor sash windows with glazing bars
have square-headed stucco architraves, those to Nos 12, 14 &
24 and bays flanking Nos 38 & 40 with cornices, those to Nos
38 & 40 with pediments. Grand pediment to Nos 38 & 40 has
beehive emblem set in tympanum (possibly connected with Royal
Philanthropic Society Reformatory, who owned the estate), and
2 windows with keystones in pediment.
INTERIOR: noted as having original stick-baluster staircases
with wreathed handrails, panelled doors, shutters and
fireplaces.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: wrought-iron area railings and some
window boxes with anthemion panels.

Listing NGR: TQ3163779310

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