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Clement House

A Grade II Listed Building in City of Westminster, London

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Latitude: 51.5134 / 51°30'48"N

Longitude: -0.115 / 0°6'54"W

OS Eastings: 530897

OS Northings: 181071

OS Grid: TQ308810

Mapcode National: GBR LC.BN

Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.Y7K5

Plus Code: 9C3XGV7M+9X

Entry Name: Clement House

Listing Date: 24 February 1958

Last Amended: 9 January 1970

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1066494

English Heritage Legacy ID: 208540

ID on this website: 101066494

Location: Holborn, Westminster, London, WC2R

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 Mary le Strand with St Clement Danes

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


TQ 3081 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ALDWYCH, WC2
60/25 (North side)
24.2.58
Clement House: Nos. 99
9.1.70 and 101 (formerly listed
as Nos 99 and 101)
G.V. (General Buildings)

II

Offices. 1909-11 by Sir John Burnet. Portland stone ashlar cladding steel
frame, slate roof. Subtle restrained handling of classical motifs
incorporating figure sculpture; part of the Aldwych-Kingsway development.
6 storeys plus attic storey and dormered mansard. 7 windows wide, with
front curved convexly following line of Aldwych. Ground floor has central
entrance framed by coupled Doric columns as are flanking windows, the dark
bronze detailing of window and door frames increasing the effect of depth
and shadow in ground floor provided by the colonnade. Simplified classical
detailing to surrounds of bronze casement windows on upper floors. Sharply
profiled main entablature below set back attic storey. Pairs of high
relief carved figures are disposed in triangular composition on upper
floors.

Edwardian Architecture and its Origins; Alistair Service (ed.).


Listing NGR: TQ3089781071

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