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London Electricity Board Sub Station

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5131 / 51°30'47"N

Longitude: -0.1515 / 0°9'5"W

OS Eastings: 528364

OS Northings: 180977

OS Grid: TQ283809

Mapcode National: GBR BC.4R

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.B77C

Plus Code: 9C3XGR7X+79

Entry Name: London Electricity Board Sub Station

Listing Date: 1 December 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1219965

English Heritage Legacy ID: 208865

ID on this website: 101219965

Location: Mayfair, Westminster, London, W1K

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: West End

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St George, Hanover Square

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 2880 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER BROWN HART 68/5 GARDENS, W1

L.E.B, Sub-station. (Known as Duke Street Transformer Station).

- II

Electricity sub station, concealed by raised terrace with partitions. 1904-05 by C.S. Peach, and Balfour for the Grosvenor Estate. Portland stone. An architecturally tasteful disguise for the sunken sub-station, in Edwardian Baroque. Stone paved terrace with garden, surrounded by balustrades and with stone domed and columned pavilions to east and west end, the whole raised over rusticated arcade of lunettes lighting the sub station below.

Survey of London; Vol. XL

Listing NGR: TQ2836480977

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