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York Water Gate

A Grade I Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Latitude: 51.5081 / 51°30'29"N

Longitude: -0.1229 / 0°7'22"W

OS Eastings: 530364

OS Northings: 180471

OS Grid: TQ303804

Mapcode National: GBR JF.KK

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.TCC6

Plus Code: 9C3XGV5G+7R

Entry Name: York Water Gate

Listing Date: 24 February 1958

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1237938

English Heritage Legacy ID: 207405

Also known as: York Gate
Buckingham Gate
York Watergate

ID on this website: 101237938

Location: Victoria Embankment Gardens, London, Westminster, London, WC2N

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

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TQ 3080 SW
83/11

CITY OF WESTMINSTER
VICTORIA EMBANKMENT
GARDENS (VILLIERS STREET SECTION) WC2
York Water Gate

(Formerly listed as GARDENS (VILLIERS STREET SECTION) SW1 York Water Gate)

24.2.58

I

Former Thameside water gate. 1626, executed by Nicholas Stone but the design also attributed to Sir Balthazar Gerbier; built as the watergate to York House where alterations were carried out at the same period by Gerbier for George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. Portland stone. Tripartite monumental gateway in bold Franco-Flemish Baroque style, similar in design to the Fontaine de Medicis. The principal centre archway contains flight of river steps.

The south (former river) front is rusticated with central archway and smaller flanking arched loggias articulated by banded engaged Doric columns supporting deep entablature with large broken segmental pediment over raised centre, flanked by lions couchant. The north front has three arches, with carved cartouche keystones, articulated by pilasters supporting entablature and surmounted by spiked ball finials on pedestals.

R. C. H. M.

Survey of London: vol XVIII

Architecture in Britain 1530-1830: Sir John Summerson

Listing NGR: TQ3036480471

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