Charles Street, Mayfair

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The Only Running Footman, public house in Charles Street

Charles Street, is a street in the Mayfair district of the City of Westminster, London.

Location[]

Charles Street runs roughly north east from in the west to Berkeley Square in the east, bending slightly northward halfway along. The southwestern end is narrower.[1]

History[]

The street is named after a member of the Berkley family and was built when Lord Berkeley's estate was developed. Most properties along the street were constructed from about 1745–50, chiefly by carpenter John Phillips.[1] Many of them are now listed by Historic England.

Inhabitants[]

Blue plaque to the 5th Earl of Rosebery in Charles Street

Listed buildings[]

  • 2, Charles Street, a three-storey house, was built in the eighteenth century.[2] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 1 December 1987.[2]
  • 6, Charles Street, a four-storey terrace house with Doric columns on the porch, was built circa 1753.[3] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 9 January 1970.[3]
  • 7, Charles Street is a five-storey house built with Portland stones.[4] It has been listed as Grade II since 1 December 1987.[4]
  • 8, Charles Street is a four-storey house built circa 1753.[5] It has been listed as Grade II since 1 December 1987.
  • 17, Charles Street, a five-storey terrace house, was built circa 1753.[6] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 9 January 1970.[6]
  • 18, Charles Street, a four-storey terrace house, was built circa 1753.[7] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 9 January 1970.[7]
  • 18a, Charles Street, a four-storey terrace house on the corner of Charles Street and , was built from 1750 to 1753.[8] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 1 December 1987.[8]
  • 18b, 19a and 19, Charles Street, four-storey houses built with Bath stones, were built circa 1900.[9] They have been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 1 December 1987.[9]
  • 20, Charles Street, a three-storey terrace house, was built from 1750 to 1753.[10] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 9 January 1970.[10]
  • 21, Charles Street, a three-storey terrace house, was built from 1750 to 1753.[11] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 23 December 1969.[11]
  • 22, Charles Street, a three-storey terrace house, was built circa 1753 by William Timbrell and John Phillips.[12] It has been listed as Grade II* by English Heritage since 9 January 1970.[12]
  • 23, Charles Street, a four-storey terrace house, was built circa 1753.[13] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 1 December 1987.[13]
  • 25, 26 and 27, Charles Street, three four-storey terrace houses, were built circa 1753.[14] They have been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 9 January 1970.[14]
  • 27a, Charles Street, a three-storey terrace house on the corner of Charles Street and , was built in the late eighteenth century.[15] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 9 January 1970.[15]
  • 28, Charles Street, also known as Crewe House, is a detached mansion built by Edward Shepherd in 1730.[16] It has been listed as Grade II* since 24 February 1958.[16]
  • 29, Charles Street, a four-storey terrace house, was built from 1710 to 1753.[17] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 24 February 1958.[17]
  • 37 and 38, Charles Street was built from two separate houses into a grand mansion in 1890.[18] It has been listed as Grade II* by English Heritage since 1 December 1987.[18]
  • 39, Charles Street, a three-storey terrace house, was built from 1750 to 1753.[19] It has been listed as Grade II* since 24 February 1958.[19]
  • 40, Charles Street, a four-storey terrace house, was built from 1750 to 1753 by John Phillips and George Shakespear.[20] It has been listed as Grade II* since 24 February 1958.[20]
  • 41, Charles Street, a three-storey terrace house, was built from 1750 to 1753 by John Phillips and George Shakespear.[21] It has been listed as Grade II* since 24 February 1958.[21]
  • 48, Charles Street, a four-storey terrace house, was built from 1750 to 1753 by John Phillips and George Shakespear.[22] It has been listed as Grade II since 24 February 1958.[22]
  • 50, Charles Street, a three-storey terrace house, was built from 1751 to 1752 by John Phillips and George Shakespear.[23] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 1 December 1987.[23]
  • 51, Charles Street, a four-storey house, was built in the mid-19th century.[24] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 3 October 2000.[24]
  • 52 and 52a Charles Street, a four-storey house on the corner of Charles Street and Berkeley Square, was built from 1750 to 1770.[25] It has been listed as Grade II by English Heritage since 24 February 1958.[25]

See also[]

References[]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c Weinreb et al. 2008, p. 150.
  2. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 2, Charles Street
  3. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 10, Charles Street
  4. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 7, Charles Street
  5. ^ British Listed Buildings: 8, Charles Street
  6. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 17, Charles Street
  7. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 18, Charles Street
  8. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 18a, Charles Street
  9. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 18b, 19a and 19, Charles Street
  10. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 20, Charles Street
  11. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 21, Charles Street
  12. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 22, Charles Street
  13. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 23, Charles Street
  14. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 25-27, Charles Street
  15. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 27a, Charles Street
  16. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: Crewe House
  17. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 29, Charles Street
  18. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 37-38, Charles Street
  19. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 39, Charles Street
  20. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 40, Charles Street
  21. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 41, Charles Street
  22. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 48, Charles Street
  23. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 50, Charles Street
  24. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 51, Charles Street
  25. ^ a b British Listed Buildings: 52-52a, Charles Street

Sources

  • Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher; Keay, John; Keay, Julia (2008). The London Encyclopaedia (3rd ed.). Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-1-405-04924-5.

External links[]

Media related to Charles Street, Mayfair at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 51°30′27.81″N 0°8′50.72″W / 51.5077250°N 0.1474222°W / 51.5077250; -0.1474222

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