Description

TQ 2980 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER PICCADILLY W1
81/67 (south side)
30-5-72 No161 (including No 49
St James's Street)
GV II *
Insurance company offices. 1907 by Belcher and Joass (principally
Joass) for the Royal Insurance Company. Granite and Portland stone
faced, slate roof. A wilfully free use of classical motifs in a tense
inventive design. Corner block with St. James's. 4 main storeys
with attic loggia and 2 tiers of dormers in steeply pitched roof.
3 bays to Piccadilly, splayed corner and 1 ½ bay return. The ground
floor window bays with bronze trim and surmounted by mezzanine, defined
by paired attenuated Doric columns carrying entablature with carved
heraldic devices and cornice over. Entrance to splayed corner
surmounted by carved lions. 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors united by
continuous oriel windows with concave aprons, those to the 2nd floor
with mannered pediments, and piers with niches at 1st and 2nd floor
levels, and sculptured figures at 3rd floor level. Attic floor
recessed behind colonnade of paired Doric columns. 2 tiers of
shaped dormers let into roof pitch.

Listing NGR: TQ2913380372

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17549791

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  London 3: North West: North West v. 3 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Oxfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)