Approximate Location Map
Large Map »
Latitude: 51.5067 / 51°30'24"N
Longitude: -0.1254 / 0°7'31"W
OS Eastings: 530199
OS Northings: 180303
OS Grid: TQ301803
Mapcode National: GBR JG.02
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.SD2B
Plus Code: 9C3XGV4F+MV
Entry Name: Nigeria House
Listing Date: 1 December 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1225378
English Heritage Legacy ID: 421610
Also known as: Nigerian High Commission, London
ID on this website: 101225378
Location: London, Westminster, London, SW1A
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: High commission
TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, S1
83/45 (south side)
No 9 (Nigeria House)
G.V. II
Corner office block. 1876-79 by John Gibson with later extension to Great
Scotland Yard by Waterhouse. Portland stone, slate roof. Elaborated Italianate
style. 6 storeys plus half basement and stone dormered mansard. 2 windows to
Avenue, 3 turning corner and 3 to Great Scotland Yard. Ground floor has corner
entrance and mid C20 display windows framed by tall banded Doric pilasters and
rusticated columns in antis. Upper floors have paired windows to outer bays and
single windows to curved corner, archivolt arched on 1st floor and segmented
arched on 2nd floor. Giant Corinthian order through 1st and 2nd floors, the
entablature broken over bays flanking curved corner but linked by archivolt
arches on 3rd floor; banded pilasters articulate 3rd floor; coved palmette
cornice to 4th floor and paired modillion cornice to 5th fllor with parapet
linking pedimented dormers; pavilion roofs flanking corner.
Listing NGR: TQ3019980303
External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.
Other nearby listed buildings
