The Daily Telegraph Building is a Grade II listed building in the City of London local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 May 1983. Newspaper office. 12 related planning applications.

The Daily Telegraph Building

WRENN ID
tenth-obsidian-spindle
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
City of London
Country
England
Date first listed
19 May 1983
Type
Newspaper office
Source
Historic England listing

Description

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TQ 3181 7/300

FLEET STREET Nos 135 to 141 (consec) (The Daily Telegraph Building)

(Formerly listed as 135 to 141 (odd))

II

Newspaper offices with flats above 1928. Elcock & Sutcliffe with Thomas Tait. Portland stone granite podium, six storeys including recessed top storey. Seven windows wide. Central entrance. Five centre bays set slightly forward within five storey panel with fluted frame. Giant columns between windows. Stone facia above first floor with words ¿Daily Telegraph¿. Outer bays with carriageways and vertical windows with zig zag panels between (only first floor retains original zigzag glazing). These rise to form towers. Bronze balconies and window frames including showcases with Egyptian ornament to ground floor and openwork bronze doors. Stone relief sculptures over door, same windows and to tops of tower. Large elaborate clock attached to third floor level. Mezzanine inserted into entrance hall. Other interiors not seen.

Listing NGR: TQ3146981194

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