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Latitude: 51.5193 / 51°31'9"N
Longitude: -0.149 / 0°8'56"W
OS Eastings: 528521
OS Northings: 181664
OS Grid: TQ285816
Mapcode National: GBR B9.QK
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.C2KN
Plus Code: 9C3XGV92+P9
Entry Name: 54-57, Wimpole Street W1
Listing Date: 14 March 1966
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1066054
English Heritage Legacy ID: 207676
ID on this website: 101066054
Location: Marylebone, Westminster, London, W1G
County: London
District: City of Westminster
Electoral Ward/Division: Marylebone High Street
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: City of Westminster
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Marylebone
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Building
TQ 2881 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER WIMPOLE STREET W1
45/74 (west side)
14.3.66 Nos 54 to 57(consec)
GV II
Terraced town houses. 1770s Portland Estate development, probably by John
White. Stock brick with channelled stucco ground floors; slate roofs. Broad
semicircular arched doorways (except for No 57 with plain square headed archi-
traved doorway) paired to Nos 54 and 55, with stucco rustications and Coade
guilloche ornamented imposts, linked to Nos 54-55, and head keystones; panelled
doors, side lights and fanlights in plain Venetian composition. Recessed sashes,
under flat gauged arches to upper floors. Plat band over ground floor stuccowork.
Parapets with copings. Victorian cast iron balconies, except for No 55, with
early C19 anthemion patterned bowed balconettes. Original urn finialed area
railings to Nos 54 and 57, plumbed spike finialed cast iron railings to others.
Interiors retain good features with wrought iron balustraded stone staircases,
plasterwork and statuary marble chimneypieces dressed with Ionic columns or
pilasters; etc.
Listing NGR: TQ2852181664
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