Description

TQ 3281 SE
10/259

MANSION HOUSE STREET EC2 (south side)
Mansion House

4.1.50

GV
I
1739 to 1753, by Dance the Elder. Monumental, classical building with rusticated ground storey and order of Corinthian columns and pilasters through two main storeys plus attic above entablature. Altered roof storey behind crowning balustrade/parapet. Narrow north front has eight-columned portico with richly carved tympanum to pediment. Balustraded steps at either side (altered in C19). Long returns to east and west relatively plain but for pilastered end pavilions with large, round-arched windows above Venetian openings. Small Doric portico to west at ground floor level, now main entrance. South elevation entirely plain of yellow brick above ground storey. Numerous iron escape staircases. Ground floor windows have decorative C19 iron grilles.

Interior has been altered, especially roofing of courtyard, but retains much of its exceptionally rich original decoration. Two staircases, two largest rooms are ballroom to north, and Egyptian hall to south rising through whole height of building. Much C19 sculpture.

Listing NGR: TQ3266481066

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Mansion House at Wikipedia
• Mansion House official website
• Wikidata Q1786933

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Recommended Books

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  Huddersfield in 50 Buildings
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  The Listed Buildings and Other Principal Structures at the Royal Gunpowder Mills Waltham Abbey
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  London 1: The City of London: City of London v. 1 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  A Buying and Owning a Listed Building: A Brief Guide
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  Department for Communities Listed Historic Buildings of Northern Ireland: Information Guide for the 2nd Survey of Historic Buildings