College of Arms
COLLEGE OF ARMS, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET EC4
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1079147
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1950
- Statutory Address:
- COLLEGE OF ARMS, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET EC4
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1079147
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1950
- Statutory Address 1:
- COLLEGE OF ARMS, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET EC4
Location
- Statutory Address:
- COLLEGE OF ARMS, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET EC4
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 32033 80971
Details
QUEEN VICTORIA STREET EC4 1. 5002 (North Side) College of Arms TQ 3280 NW 15/404 4.1.50.
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2. 1670-77 much altered. Courtyard building now cut open by Queen Victoria Street. 3 storeys plus basement and dormers. Patched red brick with later parapet to tiled roof. Order of Ionic pilasters to centre of each wing with blocked entrance to west. C19 steps, terrace and porch to court room at rear. Iron gates and screen, out of scale with building, erected in 1956. West return plain. East return irregular with polygonal record room in yellow brick, 1844, by R Abraham (?) at rear. Court room in north range rises through 2 storeys with gallery to east and panelling below this level. Finely carved decoration to throne against north wall with figures etc, and doorcase to west. Railing to throne enclosure with turned balusters. Simply moulded ceiling perhaps modern. Library or public office to east of hall has original panelling with carved doorcase, chimney-piece etc and cupboards in north wall. Staircase with twisted balusters in west range and another with turned balusters east of public office. Record room has gallery with iron rail, decorated ceiling etc.
Listing NGR: TQ3203380971
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 199710
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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