Bourdon House
2A, DAVIES STREET W1
Listed on the National Heritage List for England. Search over 400,000 listed places
Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1210196
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Bourdon House
- Statutory Address:
- 2A, DAVIES STREET W1
Location
Location of this list entry and nearby places that are also listed. Use our map search to find more listed places.
Use of this mapping is subject to terms and conditions .
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale.
What is the National Heritage List for England?
The National Heritage List for England is a unique register of our country's most significant historic buildings and sites. The places on the list are protected by law and most are not open to the public.
The list includes:
 |
Buildings |
 |
Scheduled monuments |
 |
Parks and gardens |
 |
Battlefields |
 |
Shipwrecks |
Images of England Project
- Date:
- 2003-09-16
- Reference:
- IOE01/11101/12
- Rights:
- © Mr G.W. Garthwaite. Source: Historic England Archive
Local Heritage Hub
Unlock and explore hidden histories, aerial photography, and listed buildings and places for every county, district, city and major town across England.
Discover moreOfficial list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1210196
- Date first listed:
- 24-Feb-1958
- List Entry Name:
- Bourdon House
- Statutory Address 1:
- 2A, DAVIES STREET W1
- Statutory Address 2:
- BOURDON HOUSE, 2, DAVIES STREET W1
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:
- 2A, DAVIES STREET W1
- Statutory Address:
- BOURDON HOUSE, 2, DAVIES STREET W1
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 28672 80729
Details
TQ 2880 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER DAVIES STREET W1 69/65 No 2 (Bourdon House) and 2A 24.2.58 - II*
Built as a detached town house with main southfront at right angle to street. c.1721-25. Brown brick. Originally of 2 storeys and attic, heightened by one storey with slated mansard in second half of C19. Rusticated brick quoins. Three storey 2 bay extension with new entrance added to north on Davies Street c.1760. Mid C19 alterations integrated both parts with parapet of half round tiles and tiled mansard with dormer. Four window bays to Davies Street, some blind. Ground floor has reset or reproduction wood pilaster doorcase with open pediment, renewed glazing bar sash windows. Main south front to small garden has 1 x 3 x 1 window bays, the centre 3 advanced, quoined and pedimented and containing central stone architrave doorway with pediment on consoles. Original stone cornice over first floor returned to Davies Street. Flush framed renewed glazing bar sashes, early C20 wrought iron balconettes to first floor. Wing in suitably matching style added early C20 to right hand. Interior retains much of its original and c.1760 panelling, with turned baluster open string staircase, etc. Survey of London Vol XL.
Listing NGR: TQ2861680997
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 209443
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Survey of London - The Grosvenor Estate in Mayfair Part 2 The buildings: Volume 40 , Vol. 40, (1980)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Map
This map is for quick reference purposes only and may not be to scale. This copy shows the entry on 26-Jun-2026 at 00:17:01.
Download a full scale map (PDF)End of official list entry
All text content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 , except where otherwise stated. Any supplied maps are © Crown Copyright [and database rights] 2026 OS AC0000815036 and may not be reproduced without permission.