The Fine Art Society is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. Gallery. 4 related planning applications.
The Fine Art Society
- WRENN ID
- hidden-gallery-lake
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Gallery
- Address
- The Fine Art Society, 148, New Bond Street W1, City of Westminster, W1S 2JT
- OS grid reference
- TQ 289 807
- Coordinates
- 51.51129, -0.14378
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Fine Art Society is a gallery located at 148 New Bond Street in the City of Westminster. It was built in 1876 by architect E W Godwin and is designed in a Transitional Gothic - Free style using Portland stone. The building has a narrow frontage and stands five storeys tall, topped with a gable. The ground floor features deeply recessed gallery windows and a doorway framed by columns in antis. The first floor is also recessed and includes a segmental arched window, with sculpted figures of two children holding a shield on the left side.
Inside, it is one of the few late 19th-century purpose-designed galleries that has survived, retaining its top light rear exhibition space along with a balustraded well leading down to the basement showroom.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- Sale history — 1 transaction since 2018
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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