Medical And Dental Students Residence And Attached Railings

CAMDEN

TQ2982SE GOWER STREET 798-1/94/611 (West side) 28/03/69 Nos.119-131 (Odd) Medical and Dental Students' Residence and attached railings (Formerly Listed as: GOWER STREET Nos.115 & 117, 119-131 (Odd) Medical and Dental Students Residence)

GV II

Terrace of, originally, 7 individual houses, now converted to students' residence. c1811-19, altered C20. Darkened stock brick with some later patching to upper floor. Rusticated stucco ground floor with plain 1st floor band. 4 storeys and basements. 2 windows to each former house. Nos 119 & 121 round-arched doorways with flanking, fluted Doric columns carrying cornice-heads; fanlights and panelled doors. Nos 123-131, round-arched doorways with panelled pilaster-jambs with lion mask over carrying cornice-head, fanlights (some patterned) and panelled doors. Nos 127 & 131, doorways converted for use as windows. Gauged brick flat arches to recessed sash windows; Nos 119 & 121 with segmental-arched ground floor windows. Continuous cast-iron balconies to 1st floor windows (except No.121). Nos 121-131, stucco cornice band at 3rd floor level. Parapets. INTERIORS: not inspected. SUBSIDIARY FEATURES: attached cast-iron railings with urn finials to areas. (Survey of London: Vol. XXI, Tottenham Court Road and Neighbourhood, St Pancras III: London: -1949: 80).

Listing NGR: TQ2955182153