Description

TQ 2880 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER BROOK STREET W1
69/49 (south side)
24.2.58
Nos 69 and 71 (The Savile
Club)

- II*

Two houses. Mid C19 reconstructed internally to form one mansion with No 69 remodelled
and No 71 rebuilt by G R Trollope in 1880 and 1891. Stuccoed brick. Four storeys.
Eight window bays in all. Basements and slated mansard attics. Ground floor of No 69
has banded rustication and vermiculated quoins; enclosed Doric columned porch to left
with balustrade; segmental arched ground floor windows, rest flat arched with simple
moulded surrounds. Main cornice and blocking course. No 71 has banded rustication to
ground floor. First floor has broad rectangular bay window on brackets lighting ball
room; both it and ground floor window have "Louis XV" waved glazing bars. Eared
architraves and aprons to upper floor windows. Cornice etc continues that of No 69.
Interior lavishly redecorated 1890-91 in "Louis XV" manner by W O Bowens van den Boyer
of Paris possibly with some reset elements of boiseries.
Survey of London XL.

Listing NGR: TQ2853180896

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Savile Club at Wikipedia
• Savile Club official website
• Wikidata Q7428222

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Recommended Books

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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990: Updated version
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Yorkshire: York and the East Riding (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  For the Record
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  The Shredded Chef: 120 Recipes for Building Muscle, Getting Lean, and Staying Healthy