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1-6, Lombard Street EC3

A Grade II Listed Building in City of London, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5129 / 51°30'46"N

Longitude: -0.0888 / 0°5'19"W

OS Eastings: 532715

OS Northings: 181067

OS Grid: TQ327810

Mapcode National: GBR SC.6T

Mapcode Global: VHGR0.D7WJ

Plus Code: 9C3XGW76+5F

Entry Name: 1-6, Lombard Street EC3

Listing Date: 10 November 1977

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1286139

English Heritage Legacy ID: 199585

ID on this website: 101286139

Location: City of London, London, EC4N

County: London

District: City and County of the City of London

Electoral Ward/Division: Walbrook

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: City of London

Traditional County: Middlesex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): City of London

Church of England Parish: St Stephen Walbrook

Church of England Diocese: London

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Description


LOMBARD STREET EC3
1.
5002
(South Side)
Nos 1 to 6 (consec)
TQ 3281 SE 10/N/43

II GV

2.
1908 and 1915 by Dunn and Watson with W Curtis Green. Symmetrical stone facade
convex curved to follow line of street; 5 main storeys and 2 dormered roof storeys;
17 bays (3+11+3) with end pavilions of slight projection; tall channelled arcuated
base embracing lower 2 storeys, each arch containing iron railings to basement
windows and stone balustrades to mezzanine (lst) floor windows; giant Corinthian
order uniting 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors with attached unfluted columns and richly
carved entablature with dentilled and modillioned cornice and lion masks in the
cyma; crowning balustrade with plain dies, turned balusters and moulded capping.
The end pavilions emphasized by tripartite treatment with central ground floor
opening flanked by Byzantine columns carrying an enriched lintol and cornice; channelled
quoin piers to upper storeys. Central tripartite feature to main facade with tall
arched opening leading to coffered turret vaulted entrance flanked by 2 storey
narrower openings matching those to end pavilions. Balconies with iron balustrades
to all 3rd floor windows; the slated roof not prominent behind crowning balustrade.
To the left of the symmetrical 17 bay facade a lower 4 storeyed corner block, circular
on plan and containing another entrance. Facade returns to St Swithin's Lane.


Listing NGR: TQ3270481062

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