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Latitude: 51.5074 / 51°30'26"N
Longitude: -0.122 / 0°7'19"W
OS Eastings: 530429
OS Northings: 180387
OS Grid: TQ304803
Mapcode National: GBR JF.RT
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.TCVS
Plus Code: 9C3XGV4H+W5
Entry Name: Hungerford House
Listing Date: 21 May 1987
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1237857
English Heritage Legacy ID: 207398
ID on this website: 101237857
Location: Victoria Embankment Gardens, London, Westminster, London, WC2N
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: House
TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER VICTORIA EMBANKMET SW1
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Hungerford House
GV II
Former generating station, now library. 1900-01, by the L.C.C. Architects
Department, built as electricity generating station for street lighting.
Portland stone, slate roof (brick rear). Arts and Crafts Free Style Baroque.
1 storey and attic in steep hipped roof, on basement. 3 bay symmetrical
front articulated by pilasters, one bay similar returns and functional
canted rear for service and staircase. Central entrance with double doors,
recessed up flight of steps cut through plinth, in moulded jambs with
dentilled doorhead under fanlight and semicircular spaced voussoir and
keystone arch; the whole boldly framed by pairs of rusticated Doric
pilasters, on high pedestals, carrying break in entablature surmounted by
big semicircular pediment containing high relief sculpture in the manner of
William Silver Frith. The flanking bays have large semicircular arched
small paned casement windows with cyma drip moulds and cartouche keystones
carved with symbolic light rays. Deep plinth, with 2-light mullioned windows;
projecting pedestals as on entrance, to paired quoin pilasters; frieze and heavy
cornice surmounted by parapet balustraded between dies. The tent roof dormers
and the squat Ionic columned polygonal cupola-vent on of ridge of
more overtly Arts and Crafts design.
Listing NGR: TQ3043180390
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