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12, St James's Square SW1

A Grade II Listed Building in St James's, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5076 / 51°30'27"N

Longitude: -0.1365 / 0°8'11"W

OS Eastings: 529426

OS Northings: 180387

OS Grid: TQ294803

Mapcode National: GBR FF.JR

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.LC6M

Plus Code: 9C3XGV57+2C

Entry Name: 12, St James's Square SW1

Listing Date: 5 February 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1235770

English Heritage Legacy ID: 426606

ID on this website: 101235770

Location: St James's, Westminster, London, SW1Y

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 James Piccadilly

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 2980 SW CITY OF WESMINSTER ST. JAMES'S SQUARE SW1 81/97 5.2.70 No 12 GV II Terraced town house. 1836,attributed to Thomas Cubitt. Stuccoed brick with slate roof; Italianate facade. 4 storeys, basement and attic. Broad large scale front. 3 windows wide. Rusticated arcaded ground floor with Doric columned porch to right, semicircular arched ground floor windows with rustication struck to arches. Upper floor windows have architraves, those on 1st floor with consoled dentil pediments, the 3rd floor windows set between the console brackets supporting the boldly modelled cornice with blocking course; chamfered quoins to upper floors; entablature of porch carried across ground floor with scrolled console brackets supporting balustraded balcony; guilloche moulded plat band to 2nd floor. Cast iron area railings. Interior has Grecian detailing, best preserved in staircase,overlaid with Rococo later C19 decor in grand manner . Top lit enfilade of ground floor rooms beyond staircase hall, fine reset mid C18 chimney piece . Survey of London; vol XXIX

Listing NGR: TQ2941680406

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