Description

TQ 2980 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER PICCADILLY W1
81/66 (south side)
30-5-72 Nos. 157 to 160 (consec.)
(including Nos. 1 to 3
(cons.) Arlington Street)

GV II*

Large bank and office block. 1921 by Curtis Green. Stone faced, slate roof Imperial classicism. 4 main storeys, attic storey and steep, dormered mansard. 3 wide bays. Ground floor, including mezzanine, rusticated with 2 plain central Doric piers supporting large semi-circular arched openings with scrolled keystones; bronze window-frames and mezzanine glazing screened by ornate wrought-iron work. Central entrance with secondary doorway to right. A giant order of fluted Corinthian columns, coupled each side of centre, articulate the vertically linked and set-back painted metal windows and aprons and support a deep entablature. Plainer attic storey with pilaster strips flanking 3 windows. 4 dormers with pediments in roof Similar but plainer return to Arlington Street with giant order of Doric pilasters. INTERIOR: Rich and intact banking hall of unusually high quality .Vaulted ceiling carried on Tuscan Doric columns. To the rear, a pair of side stairs rising to a gallery .Oriental scheme of interior decoration: red lacquer columns, U -shaped run of counters in black and gold, striking marble pavement in black and white. Counter screens not original. Original light-fittings with later attachments.
Awarded RIBA bronze medal in 1922.

Listing NGR: TQ2912080348

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• The Wolseley at Wikipedia
• The Wolseley official website
• Wikidata Q7775450

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability
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  Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and Monuments
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Leeds, Bradford and the North (Pevsner Architectural Guides / Buildings of England)
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  Kent: West and the Weald: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Surrey (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)