The Constitutional Club is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Club. 13 related planning applications.
The Constitutional Club
- WRENN ID
- buried-basalt-torch
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Club
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Constitutional Club is a gentlemen's club built in 1862 by James Knowles, junior, originally for the Thatched House Club, later known as the Civil Service Club and Union Club. The building features brown stone and a slate roof, showcasing a very ornate High Victorian style with Italianate and Renaissance details. It has four storeys, a basement, and a dormered mansard roof.
The ground floor consists of four bays, including a doorway on the right set within a semicircular arched opening, complete with hood moulds and carved imposts. The spandrels and wall surface between these openings are richly carved with spreading foliage, which also climbs up the large corbel supporting the central two-storey oriel. This is flanked by round-headed windows on the first floor and square-headed windows on the second floor, while the top floor features enriched arcaded windows. The building is topped with a bold crowning cornice and round arched dormers.
Inside, the club boasts equally bold stuccowork and mouldings. Notably, the Dining Room contains a reset early 19th-century chimney piece from Carlton House Terrace.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 13 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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