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Corner House

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4971 / 51°29'49"N

Longitude: -0.1269 / 0°7'36"W

OS Eastings: 530118

OS Northings: 179234

OS Grid: TQ301792

Mapcode National: GBR HK.NH

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.RM8P

Plus Code: 9C3XFVWF+R6

Entry Name: Corner House

Listing Date: 1 December 1987

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1288975

English Heritage Legacy ID: 209893

ID on this website: 101288975

Location: Westminster, London, SW1P

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 Matthew Westminster

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 3079 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER GREAT PETER STREET, 101/47 SWl Corner House (Including No. 11 Cowley Street and 8 Little College Street) G.V. II A pair of town houses on corner site. 1911 by Edwin Lutyens for Lady Norman and Hon. F. Maclaren. Fine red brick with sparing Portland stone dressings, tiled roof. Restrained neo-Georgian, carefully proportioned but with the windows scaled up. 3 storeys and 2 tiers of dormers in steep mansard. 9 windows wide with 4-window return to Little College Street and 3-window return to Cowley Street with lower 2 storey rear portion to north. Doorways almost adjoining to centre of Great Peter Street front, stone architraves with plain keyblocks and cornices over. Recessed glazing bar sashes under flat gauged arches. Stone plinth. Prominent stone eaves cornice; close set sashed dormers with flat lead roofs and cheeks. The pair holds an important site in relation to Cowley Street.

Listing NGR: TQ3011979238

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