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Latitude: 51.5051 / 51°30'18"N
Longitude: -0.1383 / 0°8'17"W
OS Eastings: 529305
OS Northings: 180109
OS Grid: TQ293801
Mapcode National: GBR FG.3M
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.KF7J
Plus Code: 9C3XGV46+3M
Entry Name: 87 and 88, St James's Street SW1
Listing Date: 5 February 1970
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1235898
English Heritage Legacy ID: 426771
ID on this website: 101235898
Location: St James's, 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 James Piccadilly
Church of England Diocese: London
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TQ 2980 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER ST. JAMES'S STREET SW1
81/117 (West side)
Nos 87 and 88
5.2.70
GV II*
Corner office block. 1903-04 by R. Norman Shaw and Ernest Newton
for the Alliance Assurance Company. Portland stone, slate roof.
Intuitive mannerist classicism of Shaw's last phase. 4 storeys and
dormer. The main front closes Pall Mall vista with 3 bay ground floor
and mezzanine podium changing to 5 bays on 1st and 2nd floors finished
off with a 3 bay pedimented attic storey. Podium has boldly banded
rustication and voussoirs to 3 large semicircular arched openings
framing office and mezzanine windows and containing central doorway
with inset rusticated columns. Rusticated quoins to upper floors, the
1st floor windows with segmental pediments on consoles and stone
balconettes with bombé "Rococo" ironwork, the 2nd floor windows with
keystoned flat arches linked by impost string - both floors with sill
courses, consoles to the 2nd floor window sills. Projecting modillion
eaves cornice broken in centre by lifted attic with open pediment and
heavy voussoirs to central window contrasting with lightness of
leaded casement dormers. Return to Cleveland Row has rusticated end
pavilions with 5 windows between, those to 1st floor corniced with
balconettes similar to those of main front; the rear elevation a
simplified version of front. Office interiors probably detailed by
Newton.
Survey of London, vol XXX
R. Norman Shaw; Andrew Saint, 1975.
Listing NGR: TQ2929080106
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