Description

SE 1633 SW 36/1134

TYRREL STREET BD1
Nos 2 and 4(Thorpe Buildings)

GII
1871 to 1876 by Hope and Jardine.Triangular site with Hustlergate and Ivygate.An early department store,the premises of George Thorpe and Co,since altered.Four-storeys,ashlar Italianate detail.Console bracket cornice.Two or three window bays to each front,separating three window groups with engaged Composite columns to each floor.Altered ground floor with banking premises to west corner having Roman Ionic columns and wreath capped pilasters.The bank corner is splayed with tripartite columned bow to first floor.Doubled columns flanking with floor tripartite windows.Aedicula dormer above corner with segmental pediment,cresting and flanking scrolls,columnar parapeted curved corniced dormers to each front alternating with panelled tall corniced chimneys.

Listing NGR: SE1633033090

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26426583

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Recommended Books

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  Bedfordshire, Huntingdonshire, and Peterborough (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Maintaining and Repairing Old Houses: A Guide to Conservation, Sustainability and Economy
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Dorset (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)