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Latitude: 51.504 / 51°30'14"N
Longitude: -0.1492 / 0°8'57"W
OS Eastings: 528552
OS Northings: 179966
OS Grid: TQ285799
Mapcode National: GBR BH.P0
Mapcode Global: VHGQZ.CGHC
Plus Code: 9C3XGV32+J8
Entry Name: 149 AND 150, OLD PARK LANE SW1 (See details for further address information)
Listing Date: 2 October 1969
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1266274
English Heritage Legacy ID: 422064
Also known as: 149 and 150 Old Park Lane including 136 and 137 Piccadilly
Hard Rock Cafe, London
Gloucester House, London
149 and 150 Park Lane including 136 and 137 Piccadilly
ID on this website: 101266274
Location: Hyde Park Corner, Westminster, London, W1K
County: London
District: City of Westminster
Electoral Ward/Division: West End
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: City of Westminster
Traditional County: Middlesex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: St George, Hanover Square
Church of England Diocese: London
TQ 2879 NE CITY OF WESTMINSTER OLD PARK LANE, SW1
89/5 (west side)
Nos 149 and 150
2.10.69 (including No 137
Piccadilly)
G.V. II
Flats and chambers above former showroom, now restaurant. 1904 by Collcutt and
Hamp. White artificial stone (Doulton's Carrara ware?) and some green ceramic
brick, slate roof. Exuberant eclectic "Flemish Baroque". Very tall, narrow 7
storey Piccadilly front, including pediment, gable end, with 5 storeys and
2-tier attic to Old Park Lane. 3 windows wide to Piccadilly, long 9-window
return . Ground floor has central entrance and flanking display windows all
framed by Doric columns, the outer ones in pairs and rusticated, carrying
entablature. Upper floors have central Gibbs surround windows with segmental
pediments flanked by through-storey canted bays with architraved casements, the
top 2 floors with 2-light windows. Bracketed cornice over 5th floor, shaped
gable end to attic storeys finished off by giant broken segmental pediment with
green brick banding and figure sculpture crowned by ornamental obelisk-finial.
The attic windows have ornamental ironwork balconies. The Old Park Lane return
has ground floor articulated by rusticated pilaster order, similar to
Piccadilly front, with central entrance framed by rusticated columns and
segmental pediment. Architraved and pedimented casements to upper floors with
4-storey canted bay windows flanking 3 central bays; 2 tiers of stone framed
pedimented dormers.
Listing NGR: TQ2855179966
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