Admiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and Steps
ADMIRALTY ARCH, FIRST SEA LORD'S RESIDENCE AND OFFICES, BALUSTRADES AND STEPS, CHARING CROSS SW1
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1238982
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Admiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and Steps
- Statutory Address:
- ADMIRALTY ARCH, FIRST SEA LORD'S RESIDENCE AND OFFICES, BALUSTRADES AND STEPS, CHARING CROSS SW1
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- Reference:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1238982
- Date first listed:
- 05-Feb-1970
- List Entry Name:
- Admiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and Steps
- Statutory Address 1:
- ADMIRALTY ARCH, FIRST SEA LORD'S RESIDENCE AND OFFICES, BALUSTRADES AND STEPS, CHARING CROSS SW1
- Statutory Address 2:
- ADMIRALTY ARCH, FIRST SEA LORD'S RESIDENCE AND OFFICES, BALUSTRADES AND STEPS, THE MALL SW1
- Statutory Address 3:
- ADMIRALTY ARCH, FIRST SEA LORD'S RESIDENCE AND OFFICES, BALUSTRADES AND STEPS, TRAFALGAR SQUARE WC2
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:
- ADMIRALTY ARCH, FIRST SEA LORD'S RESIDENCE AND OFFICES, BALUSTRADES AND STEPS, CHARING CROSS SW1
- Statutory Address:
- ADMIRALTY ARCH, FIRST SEA LORD'S RESIDENCE AND OFFICES, BALUSTRADES AND STEPS, THE MALL SW1
- Statutory Address:
- ADMIRALTY ARCH, FIRST SEA LORD'S RESIDENCE AND OFFICES, BALUSTRADES AND STEPS, TRAFALGAR SQUARE 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 29970 80305
Details
TQ 2980 SE and TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER THE MALL, SW1 82/59; 83/50 Admiralty Arch, First Sea 5.2.70 Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and steps
G.V. I
Offices and official residence block incorporating triumphal arch. 1906-11 by Sir Aston Webb as entrance to ceremonial approach to Buckingham Palace and part of the national monument to Queen Victoria. Portland stone, slate roofs. Late Roman Baroque derived design in Webb's version of Edwardian Mannerist Classicism. Concave elevations to the Mall and to "place" formed towards Trafalgar Square ingeniously disguising the unavoidable change of axis. 2 storeys, attic storey, dormered mansard and basement (but 3 storeys within 2 storey height to the south west office wing) and with massive blind crowning attic over triumphal arch centrepiece. 6-window wide wings flanking 11-window, wide centrepiece containing the banded rusticated triple carriage archways, the pedestrian archways piercing the advanced end bays of the centrepiece. Engaged modified Corinthian giant columns to triumphal arch centrepiece and similar giant pilaster order to wings with architraved glazing bar sashes with segmental heads under enriched cornices to main floor. Continuous main entablature beneath channelled attic storey with balustraded parapet and crowning blind attic of centrepiece with bronze inscription finished off with cornice and blocking course. The single bay return ends of wings to the Mall channelled and pedimented with sculpted seated figures at foot of panel with cartouche of arms. Ornamental bronze gates to carriage archways. Stone balustrade between panelled dies to basement areas, carried out in curving arms, with shallow flights of steps, to define "rond point" forecourt on the Mall side.
Survey of London; Vol. XX. London 1900; AD Profiles 13.
Listing NGR: TQ2996980306
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 416684
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Survey of London in Trafalgar Square and neighbourhood The Parish of St Martin-in-the-Fields Part 3: Volume 20 , Vol. 20, (1979)
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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