Westminster Bridge House is a Grade II listed building in the Lambeth local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1989. Office block. 10 related planning applications.
Westminster Bridge House
- WRENN ID
- crumbling-wicket-fern
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Lambeth
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 November 1989
- Type
- Office block
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Westminster Bridge House is a former office block for the London Necropolis Company Terminus, built in 1900. The building was designed by Cyril B Tubbs, the general manager of the Necropolis Company, and Mr Andrews, an engineer for the London and South-West Railway. It features a brick construction with a granite base on the street facade, terracotta detailing, and a slate roof. The structure has four storeys and a fifth level in the mansard roof, with a mezzanine added in the second half of the 20th century.
The ground floor showcases a large segmental arch made of grey granite, which has moulded chamfering and an intricately carved keystone. Above the arch is a fascia that is said to be inscribed with 'LONDON NECROPOLIS'. The first, second, and third floors are adorned with rusticated brickwork. The central windows on the first and second floors are framed by decorative elements; on the first floor, there are four engaged columns and an entablature made of terracotta, while the second floor features two pairs of square columns made of brickwork with terracotta quoins, each supporting a 'stilted' pediment decorated with a cartouche and Art Nouveau fronds. The third floor is crowned by a large semicircular pediment, richly detailed in terracotta, which spans the entire width of the facade. A semicircular ornamental panel in the tympanum displays the date '1900'.
Inside, original architraves remain around the doors and windows on the first and second floors. This building originally served as the street frontage for the London Necropolis Company's Terminus, but other buildings that extended to the south and west as far as Newnham Terrace were demolished in the 1940s.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 10 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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