Trinity House
Trinity House, Trinity Square, EC3N 4DH
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1079137
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Trinity House
- Statutory Address:
- Trinity House, Trinity Square, EC3N 4DH
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1079137
- Date first listed:
- 04-Jan-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Trinity House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Trinity House, Trinity Square, EC3N 4DH
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:
- Trinity House, Trinity Square, EC3N 4DH
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 33522 80803
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 4 August 2025 to update the Address
TQ 3380 NE
18/488
TRINITY SQUARE, EC3 (north side)
Trinity House
4.1.50
GV
I
1793-96, by Samuel Wyatt; interior destroyed in 1940 and reconstructed in 1952-54 by A E Richardson. Portland stone; copper roof. Double-depth plan with central staircase. Neo-classical style.
Two storeys; five window range with slightly projecting outer bays. Rusticated ground floor with central segmental-arched doorway flanked by semi-circular arched sashes with glazing bars and segmental arches over tripartite sashes with glazing bars in outer bays. First floor; paired unfluted Greek Ionic pilasters to outer bays, which have relief-carved panels of putti holding nautical emblems between pairs of lighthouses set over dentilled cornices and tripartite sashes with unfluted Greek Ionic columns and balustraded apron. Three recessed bays to centre, articulated by engaged unfluted Greek Ionic columns, have similar tripartite sash with columns flanked by twelve-pane sash set in moulded architrave with cornice; arms of Trinity House flanked by portrait medallions of George III and Queen Charlotte. Simple blocking to entablature; dentilled cornice. Five bay left side elevation with semi-circular arched sashes to rusticated ground floor, and twelve-pane first floor and six-pane attic storey sashes set in square-headed architraves. Extension to right by A E Richardson, 1952-54 of brick with stone dressings over channelled stone rustication to ground floor; five-bay range in similar style, with weathervane surmounting canted bay to right and three bay return to right side wall.
Interior: finely-reconstructed interior, based on original drawings of Trinity House and County Life photographs of 1919. Stair hall to rear has wrought-iron balustrade with anthemion panels to staircase which divides at half-landing into two flights which sweep round semi-circular apse lit by clerestory; entries are flanked by columns of 'verde antico' scagliola with gilded Roman Doric capitals to ground floor and Ionic capitals to first floor, the latter surmounted by pairs of caryatids by Charles Wheeler. First floor Court Room to front has coved ceiling and fine white marble fireplace with armolu ornament. To right of first floor is Banqueting Hall and Library by A E Richardson, with elliptical end bays and reset stained glass dating from C16.
Subsidiary features; forecourt, enclosed by wrought-iron balustrade with tall lamp standards.
Listing NGR: TQ3352280803
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 199786
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Oswald, A, Trinity House Restored in County Life, Vol. ., (22.10.53), 1288-1291
Other
The Builder, 23.4.54, pp 712-717
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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