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Latitude: 51.4933 / 51°29'35"N
Longitude: -0.1688 / 0°10'7"W
OS Eastings: 527224
OS Northings: 178735
OS Grid: TQ272787
Mapcode National: GBR 6L.9W
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.1Q4M
Plus Code: 9C3XFRVJ+8F
Entry Name: Michelin House the Main Part Facing the Fulham Road
Listing Date: 15 April 1969
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1080656
English Heritage Legacy ID: 203794
Also known as: Bibendum Building
81 Fulham Road
ID on this website: 101080656
Location: Brompton, Kensington and Chelsea, London, SW3
County: London
District: Kensington and Chelsea
Electoral Ward/Division: Brompton & Hans Town
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Kensington and Chelsea
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St Luke and Christ Church Chelsea
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Art Nouveau Art Nouveau architecture Headquarters
TQ 2778 NW FULHAM ROAD SW3
48/23
15.4.69
No 81
(Michelin House the main
part facing the
Fulham Road)
II
1905, extended. 1910. Architect, J Espinasse of Clermont-Ferrand. Two storeys,
concrete and brick construction faced with glazed terra-cotta. Three bay front, the
ground floor divided by ornamental piers, with ornamental ironwork below lintels.
Ornamental cornice over. Large round arched central window with shaped gable over with
tyre models as kneelers. Windows to right and left with rectangular heads beneath
ornamental panels decorated with wheels and foliage. Small octagonal corner turrets to
full height but with some red brick. Left hand return of 9 bays, right hand of 5, with
further, simpler windows behind. Return sides continued in similar style. Segmental
and square headed windows on ground floor. First floor windows flat headed with words
"Michelin Tyre Company Limited Bibendum" over. Ends with windows between piers;
ornamental frieze between storeys. Open segmental pediments at intervals with inset
faience tyres. The material is Bermentofts Marmo facing. Series of pictorial tile
panels on the side elevations (ground floor) and inside the drive-in by Gilardoni Fils
of Paris. The panels represent the racing successes of cars with Michelin tyres
between 1900 and 1908, and in the fitting bay Edward VII and Prince George in their
Michelin type fitted car.
Listing NGR: TQ2722478735
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