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Steps and Parapets with Lamps at West End

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5023 / 51°30'8"N

Longitude: -0.1293 / 0°7'45"W

OS Eastings: 529940

OS Northings: 179811

OS Grid: TQ299798

Mapcode National: GBR HH.4M

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.QH0P

Plus Code: 9C3XGV2C+W7

Entry Name: Steps and Parapets with Lamps at West End

Listing Date: 1 December 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1275191

English Heritage Legacy ID: 413122

ID on this website: 101275191

Location: 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 Martin-in-the-Fields

Church of England Diocese: London

Tagged with: Architectural structure

Description


TQ 2979 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER KING CHARLES STREET, SWL 91/5 Steps and parapets with lamps at west end G.V. II Steps with flanking parapets surmounted by lamps terminating west end of street and leading down to St James's Park. c1873 part of Sir George Gilbert Scott's Foreign Office, Whitehall, q.v., but as they associate with the Park, composition may be by Mathew Digby Wyatt. Broad York stone flight of steps with landing, flanked by Portland stone parapets; the latter have highly ornate pierced scrollwork Italianate carving beneath the coping; dies surmounted by ornamental wrought iron lamps.

Listing NGR: TQ2994379811

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