Latitude: 51.5092 / 51°30'32"N
Longitude: -0.1357 / 0°8'8"W
OS Eastings: 529473
OS Northings: 180561
OS Grid: TQ294805
Mapcode National: GBR FF.P5
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.LBMF
Plus Code: 9C3XGV57+MP
Entry Name: 207-209, Piccadilly W1
Listing Date: 30 May 1972
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1265806
English Heritage Legacy ID: 423870
ID on this website: 101265806
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: Building
TQ 2980 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER PICCADILLY Wl 70/85 (south side) 30-5-72 Nos 207 to 209 (consec) GV II Corner block of bank chambers. 1892-94 by Alfred Waterhouse but following earlier design by John Robinson. Stone faced. Busy, tightly reticulated facade with free handling of classical-Renaissance motifs. Lofty banking hall and mezzanine, 3 upper storeys and dormered attic. 3 bays to Piccadilly, canted corner with entrance and 3 bay return. The corner entrance is framed by free Ionic order supporting a draped sheild and supporters within segmental arched aedicule; secondary round headed entrance to westernmost bay to right with mullion-transomed mezzanine lights; tripartite windows to banking hall. Rusticated pilaster order articulates ground floor and, defining the tiers of stone mullioned upper floor windows, rises through entablature to the shell decorated frieze of 3rd floor sill course, is continued through 3rd floor by monogrammed. lesenes up to bracketed main cornice and rises through attic to be finished off with ornately architectured finials. Breaking from the main cornice a series of segmented pediments crown the window tiers. The attic pinnacles frame fretted panels alter- nating with paired mullion-transom windows. Survey of London; vol XXIX
Listing NGR: TQ2947380561
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