Royal College of Nursing
ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, 20, CAVENDISH SQUARE W1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210070
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, 20, CAVENDISH SQUARE W1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1210070
- Date first listed:
- 05-May-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Royal College of Nursing
- Statutory Address 1:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, 20, CAVENDISH SQUARE W1
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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
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For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- ROYAL COLLEGE OF NURSING, 20, CAVENDISH SQUARE W1
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 28750 81311
Details
TQ 2881 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER CAVENDISH SQUARE W1 56/68 (west side)
No 20 (Royal College of 5.5.58 Nursing)
- II
Substantial town house 1729. Refronted and incorporated by Sir Edwin Cooper in 1930 into his redevelopment of the corner site with Henrietta Place. Five storeys basement and dormers in attic, classical Portland stone facing. Five windows. Rusticated ashlar central enclosed porch. Interior of original structure retains fielded panelled rooms with carved marble chimneypieces to ground, first and second floors. Cut string staircase with wrought iron balustrade, the stairwell and its ceiling painted in trompe l'oeil-artists probably include John Devoto and Sir James Thornhill. Residence of H H Asquith: GLC plaque. One of the earliest houses in the square.
Listing NGR: TQ2875081311
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 209054
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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