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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
Tagged with: Architectural structure
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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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