Civil Service Department Offices (Former Admiralty Offices)
CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OFFICES (FORMER ADMIRALTY OFFICES), HORSE GUARDS PARADE SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1231303
- Date first listed:
- 31-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Civil Service Department Offices (Former Admiralty Offices)
- Statutory Address:
- CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OFFICES (FORMER ADMIRALTY OFFICES), HORSE GUARDS PARADE SW1
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1231303
- Date first listed:
- 31-May-1974
- List Entry Name:
- Civil Service Department Offices (Former Admiralty Offices)
- Statutory Address 1:
- CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OFFICES (FORMER ADMIRALTY OFFICES), HORSE GUARDS PARADE 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:
- CIVIL SERVICE DEPARTMENT OFFICES (FORMER ADMIRALTY OFFICES), HORSE GUARDS PARADE 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 29991 80226
Details
TQ 2980 SE and 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER HORSEGUARDS PARADE, SWl 82/71; 83/58 Civil Service Department 31.5.74 Offices (former Admiralty Offices) G.V. II Government Offices. 1894-95 by Leeming and Leeming of Halifax, a redesign of their competition scheme for a much larger Whitehall Office complex. Red brick and Portland stone, slate and lead roofs. A vast ponderous classical block between the back of Ripley's Admiralty and Horseguards Road with French Grand Siecle and English Baroque details, 3 storeys and attic. Pedimented pavilions of 5 windows and 3 window corner towers with 7 window ranges between with elevations to Horseguards Parade, St. James's Park and the Mall, built around internal court. Channelled stone ground floor with recessed flat voussoir arched doorways and windows. Upper floors have architraved windows with rusticated quarter pilasters flanking and pediments on 1st floor and rusticated blocking to 2nd floor. The pavilions have attached Ionic porticoes, that to the Mall flanked by square towers with Wren-like cupola-steeples and the corner towers have French square domes with copper cresting - important contributions to Whitehall skyline. If the enforced compromise of the redesigned facades drew contemporary criticism the planning was admired. Survey of London: Vol XIX The Builders' Journal lDler A.J.): 1894. Marble Halls; Michael Derby.
Listing NGR: TQ3032680128
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 210223
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Derby, M, Marble Halls, ()
The Builders Journal in The Builders Journal, (1894)
Survey of London in Old St Pancras and Kentish Town The Parish of St Pancras Part 2: Volume 19 , Vol. 19, (1938)
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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