Royal Institution

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SJ 3589 NW, 56/314

COLQUITT STREET, Ll, Royal Institution and No. 26,

28.06.52

G.V.

II

House, and former Royal Institution. 1797-1799 with C19 alterations. Red brick with stone dressings. Main 3-storey 5-bay centre block, central three bays break forward. 2-storey 3-bay flanking pavilions, central bay break forward. 1-bay connecting walls, stone basement, flat band over ground floor and 1st-floor sill band to three central bays. Top cornices and blocking courses to the three blocks. Connecting walls have stone niches on sill bands, stone panels over, and top balustrading. All windows have cut-brick flat arches and are sashed with glazing bars. Some blind windows to right pavilion. Central projecting Doric porch, the architrave of which bears the inscription "ROYAL INSTITUTION". Entrance to No. 26 has stucco architrave and complete fanlight. Plain iron area railings with two lamp standards. Rainwater head on left return of main block bears the date 1800 and lion mask. INTERIOR with some C18 and early C19 decorations, mantelpieces etc. Small vaulted entrance hall with double mahogany doors and original semi-circular fanlight. The hall also has panels with the names of the original silver ticket holders of the Institution. Built as residence and office for Thomas Parr, it became the Royal Institution in 1817.

Listing NGR: SJ3508089813