Nigeria House
NIGERIA HOUSE, 9, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1225378
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Nigeria House
- Statutory Address:
- NIGERIA HOUSE, 9, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE SW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1225378
- Date first listed:
- 01-Dec-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Nigeria House
- Statutory Address 1:
- NIGERIA HOUSE, 9, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE SW1
- Statutory Address 2:
- 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:
- NIGERIA HOUSE, 9, NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE SW1
- Statutory Address:
- 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 30199 80303
Details
TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, S1 83/45 (south side) No 9 (Nigeria House) G.V. II Corner office block. 1876-79 by John Gibson with later extension to Great Scotland Yard by Waterhouse. Portland stone, slate roof. Elaborated Italianate style. 6 storeys plus half basement and stone dormered mansard. 2 windows to Avenue, 3 turning corner and 3 to Great Scotland Yard. Ground floor has corner entrance and mid C20 display windows framed by tall banded Doric pilasters and rusticated columns in antis. Upper floors have paired windows to outer bays and single windows to curved corner, archivolt arched on 1st floor and segmented arched on 2nd floor. Giant Corinthian order through 1st and 2nd floors, the entablature broken over bays flanking curved corner but linked by archivolt arches on 3rd floor; banded pilasters articulate 3rd floor; coved palmette cornice to 4th floor and paired modillion cornice to 5th fllor with parapet linking pedimented dormers; pavilion roofs flanking corner.
Listing NGR: TQ3019980303
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 421610
- 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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