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Latitude: 51.5139 / 51°30'50"N
Longitude: -0.1196 / 0°7'10"W
OS Eastings: 530576
OS Northings: 181120
OS Grid: TQ305811
Mapcode National: GBR KC.9G
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.W63R
Plus Code: 9C3XGV7J+H4
Entry Name: Bruce House
Listing Date: 14 January 1970
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1275722
English Heritage Legacy ID: 411499
ID on this website: 101275722
Location: Strand, Westminster, London, WC2B
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 Paul Covent Garden
Church of England Diocese: London
Tagged with: House
TQ 3081 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER KEMBLE STREET, WC2
60/9
14.1.70 Bruce House
G.V. II
Large lodging house. 1907 by W E Riley for London County Council. Red brick
with some glazed brown brick and rendering, slate roof. Humane, Arts and Crafts
Free Georgian design for a charitable lodging house, incorporating a former
dispensary. The large block extends between Drury Lane and Kean Street.
Principally of 5 storeys and basement with attic dormers in mansard and mansard
gables. Slight asymmetry in the grouping of the 20-bay Kemble Street front with
right hand half advanced. Semicircular arched entrance off centre in 1st bay of
advance, large semicircular arched ground floor windows. Upper floor windows
take the form of narrow 2-light recessed sashes. The rendered facing is applied
to the top floor beneath the eaves. 2 mansard gabled attics with dormers
between. Return to Drury Lane ends with a staircase tower and 2-storeyed oriel
beyond. Lower north wing with return to Kean Street, of 4 storeys, basement and
mansard, same details. Good Arts and Crafts area railings of elongated design
with ball finialed standards.
Listing NGR: TQ3057681120
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