Bridge House

Bridge House is a hotel built in 1834, designed by George Allen based on designs by Smirke. It has undergone 20th-century remodelling for use as offices. The building is constructed of Portland stone with an altered roofline, partly covered in lead. It features two levels, with a brick lower level on the north elevation that has recently been remodelled.

The main elevation facing Borough High Street is three storeys high, with a later full attic storey and three bays. The ground floor has banded rustication and a cornice that supports a grand Ionic order extending through the first and second floors. The central window is flanked by applied columns with Ionic capitals, and there are pilasters on two planes at either end, adorned with paterae in the necking. Above is an entablature with a frieze and a modillion cornice. The full attic storey is set in a parapet with a curved lead roof and an additional roof extension above. The first and second floors feature sash windows with glazing bars in moulded architraves, with cornices above the first-floor windows.

The return elevation to the lower street is four storeys high with a full attic storey and seven bays. The lower level is brick with an ashlar plinth, featuring tall round-headed sash windows in round-headed reveals, complete with stone hood moulds and imposts. There is a door with a window and fanlight above in the third bay from the right. The main level mirrors the front with banded rustication and similar window treatments on the upper floors, but includes giant pilasters spanning two levels that support an entablature and a sill band on the upper floor. There are tripartite windows and a balustraded balcony. The full attic storey in the parapet has five central bays that are taller, featuring round-headed sashes in round-headed reveals with hood moulds and imposts between pilasters, topped with a further cornice and a panelled blocking course above.

The interior of Bridge House was significantly altered in 1971, with the original excellent interiors being replaced by modern offices. This building was one of the first grand railway hotels in London, serving the nearby London Bridge Station.