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Latitude: 51.5134 / 51°30'48"N
Longitude: -0.1278 / 0°7'39"W
OS Eastings: 530013
OS Northings: 181045
OS Grid: TQ300810
Mapcode National: GBR HC.GN
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.Q7T5
Plus Code: 9C3XGV7C+9V
Entry Name: 22, Tower Street
Listing Date: 15 January 1973
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1379048
English Heritage Legacy ID: 478414
ID on this website: 101379048
Location: Strand, Camden, London, WC2H
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 Giles-in-the-Fields
Church of England Diocese: London
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CAMDEN
TQ3081SW TOWER STREET
798-1/105/1653 (North East side)
15/01/73 No.22
GV II
Board School, now converted to offices. c1874, altered late
C20. Yellow stock brick with red brick and stone dressings.
Steep slated roofs with gabled end bays, tall brick
chimney-stacks and parapets.
EXTERIOR: mainly 4 storeys. Not quite symmetrical composition
of 2:1:3:1:2 windows with projecting end bays; 5 storey bell
tower bay to left of entrance. Moulded floor strings. Central
3 bays divided by pilasters supporting a parapet of blind
panels; 3rd and 4th floors set back with late C20 glazed wall
and curved roof below original lunettes. Main central entrance
with stucco doorcase of paired banded pilasters carrying an
entablature and rectangular overdoor with pilasters, flanked
by ball finials, supporting a scrolled pediment with ball
finial; round-arched doorway with panelled door and fanlight.
Most windows round-arched with keystones; those flanking
overdoor have gauged brick flat arches. 4th floor left hand
bay, window with apron of 3 carved stone plaques with floral
and foliar enrichment and inscribed "For LSB"; left hand bay,
window with similar apron inscribed "1874". Right hand return
has chimney-stack rising full height of building with 2
pedimented features. To left of chimney at 3rd floor height, a
carved stone plaque, in rubbed red brick surround, depicting
an angel showing a book to 2 young children.
INTERIOR: altered.
Listing NGR: TQ3002081034
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