Latitude: 51.5097 / 51°30'35"N
Longitude: -0.1275 / 0°7'39"W
OS Eastings: 530041
OS Northings: 180641
OS Grid: TQ300806
Mapcode National: GBR HD.JZ
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.Q9YZ
Plus Code: 9C3XGV5C+VX
Entry Name: Cavell House National Westminster Bank
Listing Date: 8 June 1982
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1066286
English Heritage Legacy ID: 209096
ID on this website: 101066286
Location: London, Westminster, London, WC2H
County: London
District: City of Westminster
Electoral Ward/Division: St James's
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: City of Westminster
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Martin-in-the-Fields
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Building
TQ 3080 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER CHARING CROSS ROAD, WC2 72/115 (east side)
8.6.82 No 2A - Cavell House (including No 10 St Martin's Place - National Westminster Bank)
GV II
Former Westminster City Council Offices and bank on St Martin's Place. 1890 by Robert Walker, enlarged 1902 by A W Murray. Portland stone faced, slate roof. Plan follows curve of street with free classical facade for offices and rather more Baroque detail for the 1902 bank extension. 3 storeys and attic. 19 windows wide in the rhythm 5:1:7:1:5 with canted corner to St Martin's Lane and 4-window return. Segmental arched entrance to offices in northern single bay flanked by pilasters with Westminster City arms over arch and balcony above. Bowed out corner entrance to bank with foliage carved lunette. The plate glass ground floor windows of the offices are articulated by rusticated pilasters whilst the 5 ground floor bays of the bank are rusticated with semi-circular arched, mask keystoned windows. Architraved windows to upper floors those on 1st floor eared with pediments over. The shallow break of the central 7-window section articulated through 1st and 2nd floors by Corinthian pilasters; the single bays flanked by rusticated pilasters with pediments breaking the balustraded parapet in line with them. Entablatures above ground and 2nd floors. Included for group interest on prominent corner site.
Survey of London; Vol XX.
Listing NGR: TQ3004180641
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