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East India Sports Club

A Grade II Listed Building in St James's, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5071 / 51°30'25"N

Longitude: -0.1366 / 0°8'11"W

OS Eastings: 529418

OS Northings: 180331

OS Grid: TQ294803

Mapcode National: GBR FF.HX

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.LD40

Plus Code: 9C3XGV47+R9

Entry Name: East India Sports Club

Listing Date: 5 February 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1235827

English Heritage Legacy ID: 426686

Also known as: 16, St James's Square

ID on this website: 101235827

Location: St James's, Westminster, London, SW1Y

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 James Piccadilly

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Gentlemen's club Terrace house

Description


TQ 2980 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER ST. JAMES'S SQUARE SWl 81/101 5.2.70 No 16 (East India Sports Club) GV II Club premises. 1865 by Charles Lee,probably incorporating some of fabric of C18 and early C19 houses formerly on the site. Stu faced, slate roof. Symmetrical palazzo front. 3 storey, basement and attics. 7 windows wide with a 2 storey canted bay to left. Central entrance in a heavy arched corniced porch. Semicircular arched ground floor sash windows framed by panelled pilasters with heavy keyed archivolts, panelled aprons, impost string, the bay window also with archivolt lights. 1st floor has flat arched windows in round arched architraves with "fan" tympana, flanked by Corinthian pilasters supporting pediments; eared architraves and cornices to top floor windows separated by large sunk panels. Stucco area balustrade and balustraded 1st floor balcony, string cornice to 2nd floor and main entablature with decorated frieze and pierced parapet above. Interior decorated ponderously in the manner of the other club houses. Survey of London; vol XXIX

Listing NGR: TQ2941880331

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