Cavell House National Westminster Bank
CAVELL HOUSE, 2A, CHARING CROSS ROAD WC2
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1066286
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Cavell House National Westminster Bank
- Statutory Address:
- CAVELL HOUSE, 2A, CHARING CROSS ROAD WC2
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1066286
- Date first listed:
- 08-Jun-1982
- List Entry Name:
- Cavell House National Westminster Bank
- Statutory Address 1:
- CAVELL HOUSE, 2A, CHARING CROSS ROAD WC2
- Statutory Address 2:
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, 10, ST MARTIN'S PLACE WC2
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CAVELL HOUSE, 2A, CHARING CROSS ROAD WC2
- Statutory Address:
- NATIONAL WESTMINSTER BANK, 10, ST MARTIN'S PLACE WC2
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City of Westminster (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 30041 80641
Details
TQ 3080 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER CHARING CROSS ROAD, WC2 72/115 (east side)
8.6.82 No 2A - Cavell House (including No 10 St Martin's Place - National Westminster Bank)
GV II
Former Westminster City Council Offices and bank on St Martin's Place. 1890 by Robert Walker, enlarged 1902 by A W Murray. Portland stone faced, slate roof. Plan follows curve of street with free classical facade for offices and rather more Baroque detail for the 1902 bank extension. 3 storeys and attic. 19 windows wide in the rhythm 5:1:7:1:5 with canted corner to St Martin's Lane and 4-window return. Segmental arched entrance to offices in northern single bay flanked by pilasters with Westminster City arms over arch and balcony above. Bowed out corner entrance to bank with foliage carved lunette. The plate glass ground floor windows of the offices are articulated by rusticated pilasters whilst the 5 ground floor bays of the bank are rusticated with semi-circular arched, mask keystoned windows. Architraved windows to upper floors those on 1st floor eared with pediments over. The shallow break of the central 7-window section articulated through 1st and 2nd floors by Corinthian pilasters; the single bays flanked by rusticated pilasters with pediments breaking the balustraded parapet in line with them. Entablatures above ground and 2nd floors. Included for group interest on prominent corner site.
Survey of London; Vol XX.
Listing NGR: TQ3004180641
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 209096
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Trafalgar Square and neighbourhood The Parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields Part 3: Volume 20 , Vol. 20, (1979)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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