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| English Heritage Reference: | 425781 |
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| RBKC Reference: | 249-/56/10001 |
| Property: | THE GATEWAYS |
| Street: | WHITEHEADS GROVE , SW3 |
| Date: | 29/09/1993 |
| Grade: | II |
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| Description: | Houses. 1934 to the designs of Wills and Kaula. Brick in English and Flemish bond. Roofs of tile. FiIlls most of block between Whitehead's Grove and Sprimont Place, and arranged around two quadrangles, separated by College Place, which is entered through pointed diaphragm arches. Nominally in the Tudor Revival style, but pared down with an emphasis on broad expanses of brick and tile. Two and three storeys. Scattered fenestration. Roofs parapetted to interior ranges. Architectural effect generated by varied window arrangements and a limited range of architectural features, most noteworthy of which are shallow, projecting bays. Doors and casements of original designs. Noteworthy features include stone pilastrade and stone colonnade at the centre of each quadrangle, the former set between canted bays and the latter punctuated by round-arched windows; rainwater furniture and plaques inscribed with dates. The Iisting includes units along Whitehead's Grove, finishing at the square turret near the corner. Specifically excluded e are the corner shop, nos. 6 to 8 Elystan Street, and connected garage blocks (with housing over), nos. 44-66 (even) Elystan Place. |
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