Description

TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER WHITEHALL COURT SW1 83/68 5.2.70 Whitehall Court GV II* Mansion block of flats. 1884 by Thomas Archer and A. Green. Portland stone, slate roofs. Vast elaborated pile with exuberant French Renaissance, Chateaux de la Loire inspired details. 8 and 9 storeys on basement with a further 1 and 2 storeys of attics in fantastic, pyramidal pavilion roofscape. 2 main pavilions to Embankment Gardens - river front; 4 pavilions to Whitehall Court, the main one with flanking cupolaed bays. 3 iron and glass canopied doorways. 2 and 3-light pilastered or colonnetted windows; those in main pavilions set back in semicircular arched loggias, in some cases run through 2 storeys; elaborate shaped and pedimented gabled dormers with finials rising in tiers against the pavilion roofs which are crowned by finialed cupolas; Chambord-like forest of ornamental chimney stacks. Enriched string courses and cornices. Decorative iron work balconies and window guards. Interior distribution fully serviced from the beginning with lifts; light wells with stained glass to corridors and landings, mosaic floors, etc. The roofscape makes a spectacular contribution to the view of Whitehall from St. James's Park.

Listing NGR: TQ3028980163

External Links

• Whitehall Court at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q7995986

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)