Northumberland House (Victoria Buildings)
NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE (VICTORIA BUILDINGS), NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1225350
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Northumberland House (Victoria Buildings)
- Statutory Address:
- NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE (VICTORIA BUILDINGS), NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE SW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1225350
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Northumberland House (Victoria Buildings)
- Statutory Address 1:
- NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE (VICTORIA BUILDINGS), NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE SW1
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:
- NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE (VICTORIA BUILDINGS), NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE SW1
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 30155 80323
Details
TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, SW1 83/39 (south side) 5.2.70 Northumberland House (Victoria Buildings) G.V. II Government offices, formerly grand hotel. 1882-87 by Isaacs and Florence, built as the Victoria Hotel. Portland stone, slate roofs. Vast but quite elegantly detailed "Second Empire palace". 6 storeys plus 2 storeys of stone dormers in steep slated mansard with central and terminal taller pavilion roofs. 21 windows long. Channelled ground floor with mezzanine has large archivolt arched central entrance with relief carved and figured spandrels and sculptural crest, and 2 secondary doorways. Large ground floor windows with archivolt arches, upper floor with 2 light sashes; 3 storey bow to centrepiece enriched with caryatids and oval windows to 4th floor level; coupled and tripled semicircular arched attic storey windows. The centrepiece and the terminal pavilions have giant order of Corinthian pilasters to 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors. Entablatures over ground floor and 4th floor, the latter bracketed, with course to attic storey. The French pavilion roofs flanked by prominent chimney stacks. Ornamental ironwork balcony to 1st floor and stone parapeted balcony to 3rd floor. As built the hotel had only 4 bathrooms for 500 guests by comparison with 70 bathrooms at the Savoy, Strand, q.v.
Listing NGR: TQ3015580323
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 421609
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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