THAMES HOUSE (NORTH AND SOUTH BLOCKS WITH BRIDGE LINK)
Overview
Heritage Category: Listed Building
Grade: II
List Entry Number: 1267604
Date first listed: 16-Jan-1981
Statutory Address: THAMES HOUSE (NORTH AND SOUTH BLOCKS WITH BRIDGE LINK), MILLBANK SW1
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Location
Statutory Address: THAMES HOUSE (NORTH AND SOUTH BLOCKS WITH BRIDGE LINK), MILLBANK 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)
National Grid Reference: TQ 30209 78888
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History
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Details
TQ 3078 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER MILLBANK, SW1
106/3
Thames House (North
16.1.81 and South Blocks with
Bridge-Link)
II
G.V.
Office blocks linked by bridge. 1928 by Sir F. Baines as part of uniform
composition with Imperial Chemical House, q.v., flanking Horseferry Road
approach to Lambeth Bridge. Portland stone and granite on steel frame,
leaded roofs. Monumental office blocks and bridge-link treated in the
Lutyens-Baker manner with giant order dressing the "top hamper" below
steeply hipped roof, identical with Imperial Chemical House on splayed
corner elevations but slight variant in design to Millbank. 5 storeys with
3-storey attic. Millbank elevation has South Block of 21 windows wide,
4-window wide bridge-link with North Block of 12 windows wide, 7-window
wide splayed corner and return to Horseferry. Road. Granite faced ground
floor with principal doorways in 2nd bay in from bridge-link, archivolt
arched with carved spandrels, flanked by pilasters carrying entablature and
rising into 1st floor; the doors are plated and panelled in nickel-copper
alloy with naturalistic motifs, by W.B. Fagan. Recessed glazing bar metal
casements under flat voussoired arches, distributed regularly across
ground floor and rusticated 1st to 4th floors, with aedicules at regular
intervals to 3rd floor windows, 11 to Millbank and one each to centre of
other 2 elevations. Giant quoin pilasters and entablature above 4th floor.
The "top hamper" has giant order end pavilions of one window and 5 bay
colonnade to splayed corner on 6th and 7th floors; entablature with
crowning parapet. The bridge-link is slightly recessed with large
archivolt, keyed arch rising up 2nd floor with coffered tunnel vault,
rusticated spandrels and wall face above with band of windows separated by
escutcheon panels beneath entablature carried over from main blocks.
Listing NGR: TQ3020978888
Legacy
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Legacy System number: 418229
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.
End of official listing