College Of Arms is a Grade I listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 4 January 1950. A 1670-77 (original); C19 alterations; 1844 record room Courtyard building. 8 related planning applications.
College Of Arms
- WRENN ID
- salt-rubble-starling
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- City of London
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 4 January 1950
- Type
- Courtyard building
- Period
- 1670-77 (original); C19 alterations; 1844 record room
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
QUEEN VICTORIA STREET EC4 1. 5002 (North Side) College of Arms TQ 3280 NW 15/404 4.1.50.
I
- 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
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