Former Midland Bank
196, Piccadilly, London, W1J 9EY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1226603
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Former Midland Bank
- Statutory Address:
- 196, Piccadilly, London, W1J 9EY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1226603
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Former Midland Bank
- Statutory Address 1:
- 196, Piccadilly, London, W1J 9EY
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:
- 196, Piccadilly, London, W1J 9EY
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 29367 80512
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 24 November 2022 to amend the name and address, and reformat the text to current standards
TQ 2980 NW
70/82
CITY OF WESTMINSTER
PICCADILLY Wl (south side)
No 196
(Formerly listed as No 196 (Midland Bank))
5.2.70
GV
II*
Former Midland bank branch office on corner of St. James's Churchyard. 1922-23 by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Witty Wrenaissance-English Baroque design for relatively small building. Red brick and lavish stone dressings, slate roof, on square plan. Two storeys. Three windows wide. Semicircular arched and rusticated stone entrance, with mezzanine, to left,balanced to right by similar archway enclosing niche. Architraved flush framed glazing bar sash window between. Stone entablature over ground floor. First floor, with glazing bar sash windows, has richly carved stone festoons. Stone cornice set below eaves of pyramidal slate roof finished off by ball and vane.
Similar details to east return to churchyard.
Survey of London; vol XXIX
Listing NGR: TQ2936780512
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 423866
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in The Parish of St James Westminster Part 1 South of Piccadilly: Volumes 29 and 30, Vol. 29, (1960)
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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