Latitude: 51.5121 / 51°30'43"N
Longitude: -0.1238 / 0°7'25"W
OS Eastings: 530289
OS Northings: 180907
OS Grid: TQ302809
Mapcode National: GBR JD.C4
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.S8W5
Plus Code: 9C3XGV6G+RF
Entry Name: 43, King Street WC2
Listing Date: 24 February 1958
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1221465
English Heritage Legacy ID: 413284
Also known as: Evans Music-and-Supper Rooms
43 King Street, London WC2
Evans's Music & Supper Room
Evans's Song & Supper Room
ID on this website: 101221465
Location: Strand, Westminster, London, WC2E
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 Paul Covent Garden
Church of England Diocese: London
TQ 3080 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER KING STREET, WC2 72/20 24.2.58 No. 43 G.V. II* Town mansion, 1716-17 and stylistically attributed to Thomas Archer; built for Admiral Lord Oxford; C.19 and early C.20 alterations, restored. 1980. Stone and brick stuccoed and painted, concealed roof. 3 storeys and attic storey, basement. 7 windows wide in rythm 2:3:2. Ground floor has reinstated 3 bay Corinthian pedestalled column porch in antis, 2 segmental arched and keystoned recessed sash windows to each of the flanking bays,the whole articulated by 4 rusticated piers carrying Composite fluted pilasters separating the 3 groups of segmental arched keystoned flanking windows and central elliptical arched ones with impost strings, on 1st and 2nd floors. The capitals of giant order surmounted by dosserets and the main cornice breaking forward over them; attic storey with cornice and C.19 iron vases flanking raised central section of parapet. The ground floor return to the Piazza arcade has an elaborate segmental pedimented and rusticated Mannerist doorway of 1877-80. Interior considerably altered but 1st floor level of stair compartment remains as Board Room with original woodwork and fine and elaborately moulded plaster work panels with figured roundels suspended from beribboned garlands and coved frieze to elaborated oval framed plasterwork ceiling; finely carved profiled term chimneypiece in west front room, door furniture, dadoes etc. to rear 1st floor rooms. The original staircase re-erected at South Walsham Hall, Norfolk. Survey of London: Vol. XXXVI.
Listing NGR: TQ3026580921
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