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Latitude: 51.0645 / 51°3'52"N
Longitude: -1.3155 / 1°18'55"W
OS Eastings: 448058
OS Northings: 129684
OS Grid: SU480296
Mapcode National: GBR 861.47N
Mapcode Global: FRA 8649.MB7
Plus Code: 9C3W3M7M+QQ
Entry Name: Century House
Listing Date: 26 February 2002
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1359557
English Heritage Legacy ID: 488497
Also known as: Winchester City Church
ID on this website: 101359557
Location: Hyde, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23
County: Hampshire
District: Winchester
Electoral Ward/Division: St Michael
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Winchester
Traditional County: Hampshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Hampshire
Church of England Parish: Winchester Holy Trinity
Church of England Diocese: Winchester
Tagged with: House Church building
869/0/10053 JEWRY STREET
26-FEB-02 30-31
Century House
GV II
Building society bank; now Pentecostal church. 1925-8; by T.D. Atkinson. Portland stone ashlar front; stretcher bond red brick at rear. Slate roof. Brick axial and side stacks.
PLAN: Rectangular on plan with carriageway to right.
Classical style.
EXTERIOR: 3 storeys. 5:1 bay west front. Symmetrical 5-bay main range with rusticated ground floor with colonnade with recessed entrance in antis with Tuscan columns and entablature; an occulus to left and right, central fielded panel double doors with overlight and flanking windows with projecting cill aprons. First floor large 18-pane sashes in moulded architraves with cornices and aprons, the centre with open segmental pediment with cartouche, an architrave with volutes and elaborate inscribed apron panel; smaller 12-pane first floor windows; modillion cornice and parapet. Set back on right 2-windows, narrower 8-pane sashes on first and second floors and carriageway below. Stretcher bond red brick at rear with large sash windows complete with glazing bars.
INTERIOR: includes panelled entrance vestibule with half-glazed double doors with fanlight and screen to banking hall with pilasters and fanlights over glazed double doors. Panelled boardroom on first floor with giant Ionic pilasters to the piers, panelling and roof-light in ceiling.
Century House is a good example of a 1920s classical bank building in Portland stone, with fine architectural detailing.
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