The Savoy Hotel
SAVOY HOTEL, SAVOY COURT WC2
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1236709
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1981
- List Entry Name:
- The Savoy Hotel
- Statutory Address:
- SAVOY HOTEL, SAVOY COURT WC2
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1236709
- Date first listed:
- 16-Jan-1981
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 30-Apr-2001
- List Entry Name:
- The Savoy Hotel
- Statutory Address 1:
- SAVOY HOTEL, SAVOY COURT WC2
- Statutory Address 2:
- THE SAVOY HOTEL (BETWEEN SAVOY COURT AND SAVOY PLACE), STRAND WC2
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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:
- SAVOY HOTEL, SAVOY COURT WC2
- Statutory Address:
- THE SAVOY HOTEL (BETWEEN SAVOY COURT AND SAVOY PLACE), STRAND WC2
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 30548 80671
Details
TQ3080NE
SAVOY COURT WC2
16-JAN-1981 Savoy Hotel
1900/72/138
GV II
Includes: The Savoy Hotel (between Savoy Court and Savoy Place), STRAND WC2
Hotel. The Savoy Place-Embankment side block 1886-89 by T. E. Collcutt with A. H. Mackmurdo as interior consultant, for Richard D'Oyly Carte; 1903-04 Savoy Court extension to Strand by the same team; 1910, river front refaced in artificial stone, probably by Collcutt; 1929 forecourt awning and alterations by Sir Howard Robertson of Easton and Robertson; Savoy Place entrance and canopy c.1960 and interiors altered in the mid 1970s. The Collcutt blocks of brick construction with innovatory use of steel joists, faced in Doulton's Carrara ware with green pantile roofs. Eclectic Renaissance. The earliest Savoy Place block had its south front of 8 storeys and attic, 9 bays wide, fully balconied as columned galleries with the 1st and 2nd floor terrace-balconies articulated by a giant order. These features survive on the side elevations with central canted projections on the front, raised by one attic storey, the 1910 refacing glazed in the terrace-balconies between the giant order and closed in the floors above with 4-1ight bronze casement windows alternating with single light bathroom windows in a remarkably restrained and rational design. Decoration is confined to the attic with swag ornament over the aediculed bathroom windows directly beneath the crowning cornice. The Savoy Court block of 1903-04 is of 7 storeys, 8 windows wide with a north return wing to the forecourt, Hotel entrance to Collcutt's design, has coupled rusticated Doric columns of polished buff and black stone. Covering the forecourt is Howard Robertson's latticework awning of bolted steel beams, filled with glass. Stainless steel pediment fascia lettered in gilt sanserif "SA VOY" and surmounted by gilt statue, similar to Savoy Theatre q. v. fascia to right. Canopies step down to Strand on either side of Savoy Court access road; stainless steel trim to their fascias with strip lighting in frosted glass casing. Five frosted glass lanterns hang within the forecourt awning. The upper floors remain as Collcutt left them with architraved windows and in the top 2 storeys a loggia-arcade with engaged Ionic columns and figure sculpture; string courses and bold crowning cornice. The original Mackmurdo interiors have virtually disappeared and the 1929 work has also been altered in the 19705 refurbishment. D'Oyly Carte conceived his innovatory hotel on the latest American model, and exceptionally for its date (ie first block of 1889) 70 bathrooms were provided as well as hydraulic lifts and electric light throughout. It was, however, the brilliant management of Cesar Ritz combined with the talents of the great Escoffier that ensured the Savoy's success in the highest echelons of society, attracting to a hotel for the first time the nobility and the Prince of Wales' circle.
Listing NGR: TQ3054880671
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 427798
- 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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