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Latitude: 51.5077 / 51°30'27"N
Longitude: -0.1361 / 0°8'10"W
OS Eastings: 529450
OS Northings: 180402
OS Grid: TQ294804
Mapcode National: GBR FF.LP
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.LCDJ
Plus Code: 9C3XGV57+3H
Entry Name: Chatham House
Listing Date: 24 February 1958
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1264939
English Heritage Legacy ID: 426604
Also known as: 10 St James's Square
ID on this website: 101264939
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: Townhouse (Great Britain)
TQ 2980 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER ST. JAMES'S SQUARE SWl
81/95
No 10 (Chatham House)
24.2.58
GV I
Terraced town house. 1736 by Henry Flitcroft with Benjamin Timbrell,
builder and promoter, for Sir William Heathcote. Brown brick, slate
roof. 4 storeys, basement and dormered mansard. 4 windows wide.
Doorway in 2nd bay from left in bold architrave surround with
flanking jambs surmounted by carved consoles to moulded cornice,
approached by short flight of steps. Recessed glazing bar sashes under
flat gauged arches. 1st floor stone plat band and moulded stone
cornice over 2nd floor. Wrought iron balcony across 1st floor.
Wrought iron area railings, stone obelisks flanking steps surmounted
by lampholders with extinguishers. The elevation and details uniform
with No 9. Fine interior details remain despite alterations;
divided nearly equally in half to east and west with hall and stair-
case on one side and front parlour with Ionic screen on the other,
panelling and mahogany doors, very fine oak staircase with wave
moulded closed string, carved waisted balusters, broad rail, panelled
newels, walls have enriched string at 1st floor level and ornate
enriched stuccowork framed panels, etc , panelling round upper level
of compartment; dome of 1st floor octagon anteroom survives. The
house was a residence of William Pitt the Elder, the Earl of Derby
and W. E. Gladstone.
Survey of London; vol XXIX
Listing NGR: TQ2945280404
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