Britannia House
Britannia House, 16-17, Od Bailey EC4
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251982
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Britannia House
- Statutory Address:
- Britannia House, 16-17, Od Bailey EC4
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1251982
- Date first listed:
- 10-Jan-1990
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 10-May-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Britannia House
- Statutory Address 1:
- Britannia House, 16-17, Od Bailey EC4
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:
- Britannia House, 16-17, Od Bailey EC4
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 31759 81388
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 17 May 2022 to reformat the text to current standards
TQ 318
8/179
OLD BAILEY, EC4
Nos 16-17 (Britannia House)
GV
II
Commercial building. Designed 1912 by Arthur Usher of Yetts, Sturdy and Usher for London (Chatham and Dover Railway Co). Built of Portland stone, with copper flashings and enrichment to Mansard Westmorland slate roof. Rectangular plan with facade to Old Bailey. Edwardian Baroque style with French influences.
Four storeys and attics; five window range. Broken-pedimented entrance surmounted by reclining figures depicting rail travel (with female figure reclining on railway wheel) and sea travel (with female figure leaning on anchor in front of ship's prow) in the manner of F W Pomeroy: festooned brackets with lions mask stops flank square-headed and cavetto-moulded rusticated architrave with keyblock. Rusticated piers and pilasters flank ground floor windows divided from upper floors by plain entablature. Upper floors, with rusticated quoining, have transomed casements set in festooned square-headed architraves with label moulds to first floor and festooned brackets to pedimented second floor windows; ovolo-moulded segmental-arched third-floor windows with festooned label mould which alternate with elaborate cartouches with grotesque heads. Segmental-arched windows to attic storey above modillioned cornice. Mansard roof has copper ornament to semi-circular dormer windows above corniced square-headed dormer windows. Similar two bay side walls. Interior remodelled in later C20. Range to rear not of special architectural or historic interest.
Listing NGR: TQ3175981388
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 434892
- 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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