St Martins House
ST MARTINS HOUSE, 16, ST MARTIN'S LE GRAND
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251952
- Date first listed:
- 13-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- St Martins House
- Statutory Address:
- ST MARTINS HOUSE, 16, ST MARTIN'S LE GRAND
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251952
- Date first listed:
- 13-Feb-1989
- List Entry Name:
- St Martins House
- Statutory Address 1:
- ST MARTINS HOUSE, 16, ST MARTIN'S LE GRAND
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:
- ST MARTINS HOUSE, 16, ST MARTIN'S LE GRAND
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- City and County of the City of London (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 32162 81338
Details
St Martin's-le-Grand
TQ 3281
(east side)
9/557 No 16 (St. Martins House)
GV II
Office building. 1925, by Leo Sylvester Sullivan, carved details by Henry
Poole. Steel-framed, faced in Portland stone; stone-coped mansard roof.
Stripped classical style, with Graeco-Egyptian details. 10 storeys and
attics; 7-bay range. Slightly projecting 3-bay portico, with Greek Doric
columns and palm-leaf carvings to soffit of cornice. Giant order of Tuscan
piers rises 9 storeys to frieze carved with Greek key ornament. Revealed
windows with decorative metal aprons, the 3 central windows to fourth storey
having urn designs. Attic storey has square-headed casement windows; palm-
leaf carvings to soffit of boldly projecting cornice.
Rear elevation (33 Foster Lane) is in similar style with plain trademen's
entry and Tuscan piers to 3 middle floors. Interior: entrance lobby has
carved rosettes to coffered ceiling, Tuscan pilasters, carved acroteria to
classical door architraves and mahogany doors. Two marble Greek Doric
columns to hall. Hall and landings above have coffered decorative plaster
ceilings, panelled walls and neo-classical doorcase. Open-well staircase
with ramped mahogany handrail set on carved and turned balusters.
Listing NGR: TQ3216281338
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 434868
- 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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