261-271, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information) is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1973. Office, shop.

261-271, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information)

WRENN ID
fallen-merlon-lake
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Constituency
Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
22 November 1973
Type
Office, shop
Address
261-271, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information), Oxford Circus W1, City of Westminster
OS grid reference
TQ 289 812
Coordinates
51.5156, -0.14242
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

Nos 261 to 271 on Regent Street, located in the City of Westminster, is an office and shop block that forms part of the northwestern quadrant of Oxford Circus. Designed by Sir Henry Tanner, it was completed in 1928. The building features Portland stone cladding over a steel frame and has a slate roof. It is designed in a classical style with Beaux Arts details, presenting a symmetrical composition alongside the other quadrant blocks that frame the circus.

The structure rises four tall storeys with double attics, which are topped with steep mansards and pavilion roofs. The upper floors, including the returns, are arranged with projecting pavilions that flank the quadrant and serve as terminal features. The windows are grouped in a sequence from the north end of the block, displaying a pattern of 3; a splayed corner; 1; 3; 9; 3; 3 towards the quadrant and 3 towards Oxford Street.

The ground floor shop fronts are enhanced by pilasters that are decorated with wreathed shields and crowned by cherub heads. The upper floors feature architraved bronze casements, with the second floor showcasing alternating open segmental and triangular pediments. The pavilions are adorned with a giant order of Ionic columns and pilasters, enriched window aprons, and bronze balconies at their central windows. Giant Ionic columns separate the tripartite bronze pilastered and framed windows. The main entablature below the attic is topped with a balustraded parapet, and the building also includes corniced dormers, stone chimney stacks, and roof ridges with bronze crestings and triumphal ornaments.

Local climate

261-271, REGENT STREET W1 (See details for further address information) sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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