Nos. 22-26, Short's Gardens
Nos. 22-26 (even), Short's Gardens form an integral part of the grade II listed, early-to-mid-19th century former brewery complex at nos. 8 to 26 (even).
No. 26, Short’s Gardens/no. 37a, Neal Street, is a plain well restored, three-storey, London Stock brick building, with frontages to both Short’s Gardens and Neal Street. The elevation to Short’s Gardens comprises three bays with segmental arched window openings at first and second floor levels, containing traditionally-detailed painted timber casements. The fenestration has been sympathetically restored and the ground floor converted to for retail or restaurant use whilst retaining wide, arched openings.
The building is of special architectural and historic interest and particular townscape value contributing to the character, appearance and significance of the Seven Dials Conservation Area.
The window joinery and shopfront should be painted a traditional colour from the recommended lists.
The original, lower part of no. 24 comprises two very fine, elliptical arches with open, metal gates at the centre. The upper part (at first, second and third floor levels) has been rebuilt as flats to a sympathetic traditional design in London Stock brick with subdivided casement windows by the Renton Howard Ward Levin Partnership, who were the architects for the whole of the Thomas Neal’s development.
The development extends between Short's Gardens and Earlham Street and comprises a glazed roofed mall with two storeys of catering units around a central space with offices and residential above. The shopfronts have oak frames with Art Nouveau decoration and the floors are embellished with mosaics by Hamilton Smith Associates. A triangular, painted steel structure with balconies at first and second floor levels projects from the face of the building at high level.
The building is of special architectural and historic interest and particular townscape value contributing to the character, appearance and significance of the Seven Dials Conservation Area.
No. 22, was rebuilt by Combe's in the 1880s and was one of a group of pubs around the periphery of the brewery site selling Combe's Ales. It later became a shop and offices. The ground floor frontage, though renewed, keeps the character of the original three-bay pub frontage with four well detailed pilasters. The two, London Stock faced, upper floors contain well detailed 6-over-6 subdivided sash windows at each level.
The building is of special architectural and historic interest and particular townscape value contributing to the character, appearance and significance of the Seven Dials Conservation Area.
Thomas Neals, 29-41 Short's Gardens
Short's Gardens from Neal Street (1974). Courtesy London Metropolitan Archives.
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