Latitude: 51.513 / 51°30'46"N
Longitude: -0.1045 / 0°6'16"W
OS Eastings: 531628
OS Northings: 181043
OS Grid: TQ316810
Mapcode National: GBR NC.PT
Mapcode Global: VHGR0.47LH
Plus Code: 9C3XGV7W+55
Entry Name: Former offices of the Bridewell Hospital
Listing Date: 4 January 1950
Last Amended: 21 April 2023
Grade: II*
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1359214
English Heritage Legacy ID: 199660
ID on this website: 101359214
Location: Holborn, City of London, London, EC4V
County: London
District: City and County of the City of London
Electoral Ward/Division: Castle Baynard
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: City of London
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): City of London
Church of England Parish: St Bride Fleet Street
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: Office building
Circa 1805, by James Lewis. Classical front in Portland stone. 3 storeys. 3 windows. Channelled ground storey with 3, arched openings. Order of Doric pilasters through 2 storeys above supporting pediment with coat of arms in tympanum. Dressings to 1st and 2nd storey windows. Railings and lamp standards to front area. Irregular rear elevation of 2 storeys. Yellow brick with slight stone dressings.
INTERIOR: wrought-iron gates lead into a barrel-vaulted passage which originally gave access to a courtyard behind. On either side are doorways with ornamental fanlights. The passage is lit by a lantern supported by a bracket spanning the gap between the two doors. The right-hand doorway leads into a hall with an elegant cantilevered staircase, and the front room on this side has a marble fireplace with inset 'cameos'. The left- hand doorway leads into a self-contained unit comprising two ground floor and two basement rooms, the ground floor front room having a barrel vaulted-ceiling. Some delicate, plaster cornices and plain, early- C19 fireplaces survive in first and ground floor rooms.
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