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Numbers 27-32 and Attached Railings

A Grade II Listed Building in Bloomsbury, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.523 / 51°31'22"N

Longitude: -0.1303 / 0°7'49"W

OS Eastings: 529809

OS Northings: 182106

OS Grid: TQ298821

Mapcode National: GBR G8.X7

Mapcode Global: VHGQS.PZGC

Plus Code: 9C3XGVF9+5V

Entry Name: Numbers 27-32 and Attached Railings

Listing Date: 28 March 1969

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1379012

English Heritage Legacy ID: 478376

ID on this website: 101379012

Location: Bloomsbury, Camden, London, WC1E

County: London

District: Camden

Electoral Ward/Division: Bloomsbury

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Camden

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Bloomsbury Way St George

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description



CAMDEN

TQ2982SE TORRINGTON SQUARE
798-1/94/1637 (East side)
28/03/69 Nos.27-32 (Consecutive)
and attached railings

GV II

Terrace of 6 houses. 1821-25. Built by James Sim, in
partnership with James Sim Jnr and Robert Sim. Yellow stock
brick with stucco ground floor and plain 1st floor sill band.
4 storeys and basements. 2 windows each. Nos 31 and 32
slightly projecting. Round-arched doorways with pilaster-jambs
and cornice-heads, fanlights (Nos 28 & 29 radial patterned)
and panelled doors. Gauged brick flat arches to recessed sash
windows with original glazing bars; to the 1st floor,
continuous cast-iron balconies. Plain stucco 3rd floor sill
band. Parapet.
INTERIORS: not inspected.
SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with acorn
finials to areas.
HISTORICAL NOTE: No.30 was the home of Christina Georgina
Rossetti.
(Hobhouse H: Thomas Cubitt; Master Builder: London: -1971: 85;
Summerson J: Georgian London: London: -1945: 182-83).

Listing NGR: TQ2981282105

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