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Friary of St Francis

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4943 / 51°29'39"N

Longitude: -0.1393 / 0°8'21"W

OS Eastings: 529269

OS Northings: 178904

OS Grid: TQ292789

Mapcode National: GBR DL.XH

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.JPQT

Plus Code: 9C3XFVV6+P7

Entry Name: Friary of St Francis

Listing Date: 14 January 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1357015

English Heritage Legacy ID: 209744

ID on this website: 101357015

Location: Pimlico, Westminster, London, SW1P

County: London

District: City of Westminster

Electoral Ward/Division: Vincent Square

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of Westminster

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: St Stephen Rochester Row

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 2978 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER FRANCIS STREET, SW1 104/7 14.1.70 No 47 (Friary of St Francis) GV II Franciscan Friary. Mid Cl9. Yellow brick, painted to ground floor. Roof not visible. 3 storeys, attic and basement. 7 windows wide. Free early Renaissance manner. Ground floor recessed behind round arched arcade, with simplified capitals and drum piers; paterae to spandrels. Arched central entrance,first and second floor windows round-headed, in pairs, with shared gauged work rising to point between. Brick band above second floor. Corbel table to eaves with triplets of windows at intervals. Return to left with full height canted bay. Bronze figure of St Francis set at first floor level to corner of facade.

Listing NGR: TQ2926978904

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