7, Caledonian Road

ISLINGTON

TQ3083SW CALEDONIAN ROAD 635-1/62/113 (West side) 17/11/81 No.7

II

Commercial building. c.1875; refronted c.1900 by W H Romaine-Walker and Tanner. Lower 2 storeys red brick-fronted with rubbed and moulded brick details (in C17 artisan mannerist style); upper 2 storeys tile-hung with fish-scale tiles varied by bands of plain tiles to emphasize the main lines; top-floor terracotta window frames; roof obscured. C20 shopfront to centre: doorway set in ear'd architrave with fanlight and curved pediment above; wide brick carriage entry to right. Queen Anne revival style. Four storeys; 3-window range. 1st floor sliding sashes with glazing bars to upper portion; right side window narrower. Windows divided by pilaster strip decoration with string course below and frieze above. Upper floors with big coved cornice broken by off-centre open pediment. 2nd floor similar. 3rd floor casement windows set in terracotta frames. Two left casements joined under single head with ornamental sunflower plaque between. Overall subtle effects of asymmetry and balance achieved with limited materials.

Listing NGR: TQ3040883046