Hungerford House
HUNGERFORD HOUSE, VICTORIA EMBANKMENT SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1237857
- Date first listed:
- 21-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Hungerford House
- Statutory Address:
- HUNGERFORD HOUSE, VICTORIA EMBANKMENT SW1
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1237857
- Date first listed:
- 21-May-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Hungerford House
- Statutory Address 1:
- HUNGERFORD HOUSE, VICTORIA EMBANKMENT 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:
- HUNGERFORD HOUSE, VICTORIA EMBANKMENT 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 30429 80386
Details
TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER VICTORIA EMBANKMET SW1 83/34 Hungerford House GV II Former generating station, now library. 1900-01, by the L.C.C. Architects Department, built as electricity generating station for street lighting. Portland stone, slate roof (brick rear). Arts and Crafts Free Style Baroque. 1 storey and attic in steep hipped roof, on basement. 3 bay symmetrical front articulated by pilasters, one bay similar returns and functional canted rear for service and staircase. Central entrance with double doors, recessed up flight of steps cut through plinth, in moulded jambs with dentilled doorhead under fanlight and semicircular spaced voussoir and keystone arch; the whole boldly framed by pairs of rusticated Doric pilasters, on high pedestals, carrying break in entablature surmounted by big semicircular pediment containing high relief sculpture in the manner of William Silver Frith. The flanking bays have large semicircular arched small paned casement windows with cyma drip moulds and cartouche keystones carved with symbolic light rays. Deep plinth, with 2-light mullioned windows; projecting pedestals as on entrance, to paired quoin pilasters; frieze and heavy cornice surmounted by parapet balustraded between dies. The tent roof dormers and the squat Ionic columned polygonal cupola-vent on of ridge of more overtly Arts and Crafts design.
Listing NGR: TQ3043180390
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 207398
- 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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