WELLINGTON ARCH

Overview

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1278092
Date first listed:
09-Jan-1970
Date of most recent amendment:
01-Dec-1987
Statutory Address:
WELLINGTON ARCH, HYDE PARK CORNER SW1

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Location

Statutory Address:
WELLINGTON ARCH, HYDE PARK CORNER 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 28444 79799

Details

TQ 2879 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER HYDE PARK CORNER, SW1 88/19 9.1.70 Wellington Arch (Formerly listed under GV Constitution Hill) I Triumphal arch, now containing police station. Erected 1846. Designed by Decimus Burton. Portland stone. Single archway flanked by coupled fluted Corinthian columns and pilasters. Heavy cornice. Scuptured plaques surmounted by bronze sculptured group of winged victory in chariot drawn by 4 horses, designed by Adrian Jones and placed in this position in 1912. London Vol I N Pevsner.

Listing NGR: TQ2844479799

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:
406663
Legacy System:
LBS

Sources

Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: London I - The Cities of London and Westminster, (1973)
Other
Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England, Part 17 Greater London

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

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Date: 30 Mar 2004
Reference: IOE01/12018/17
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