The Daily Telegraph Building

The Daily Telegraph Building, 135-141, Fleet Street

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1358917
Date first listed:: 19-May-1983
List Entry Name:: The Daily Telegraph Building
Statutory Address:: The Daily Telegraph Building, 135-141, Fleet Street

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1358917
Date first listed:: 19-May-1983
Date of most recent amendment:: 24-Aug-1983
List Entry Name:: The Daily Telegraph Building
Statutory Address 1:: The Daily Telegraph Building, 135-141, Fleet Street

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: The Daily Telegraph Building, 135-141, Fleet Street

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 31469 81191

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 9 April 2025 to amend details in the description remove superfluous text and to reformat the text to current standards

TQ 3181 7/300

FLEET STREET Nos 135 to 141 (consec) (The Daily Telegraph Building)

(Formerly listed as 135 to 141 (odd))

II

Newspaper offices with flats above 1928. Elcock & Sutcliffe with Thomas Tait. Portland stone granite podium, six storeys including recessed top storey. Seven windows wide. Central entrance. Five centre bays set slightly forward within five storey panel with fluted frame. Giant columns between windows. Stone facia above first floor with words ¿Daily Telegraph¿. Outer bays with carriageways and vertical windows with zig zag panels between (only first floor retains original zigzag glazing). These rise to form towers. Bronze balconies and window frames including showcases with Egyptian ornament to ground floor and openwork bronze doors. Stone relief sculptures over door, same windows and to tops of tower. Large elaborate clock attached to third floor level. Mezzanine inserted into entrance hall. Other interiors not seen.

Listing NGR: TQ3146981194

Legacy

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

Legacy System number:: 199867
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.