Royal College Of Nursing is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 May 1958. Town house. 13 related planning applications.

Royal College Of Nursing

WRENN ID
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Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Westminster
Country
England
Date first listed
5 May 1958
Type
Town house
Source
Historic England listing

Description

TQ 2881 SE CITY OF WESTMINSTER CAVENDISH SQUARE W1 56/68 (west side)

No 20 (Royal College of 5.5.58 Nursing)

  • II

Substantial town house 1729. Refronted and incorporated by Sir Edwin Cooper in 1930 into his redevelopment of the corner site with Henrietta Place. Five storeys basement and dormers in attic, classical Portland stone facing. Five windows. Rusticated ashlar central enclosed porch. Interior of original structure retains fielded panelled rooms with carved marble chimneypieces to ground, first and second floors. Cut string staircase with wrought iron balustrade, the stairwell and its ceiling painted in trompe l'oeil-artists probably include John Devoto and Sir James Thornhill. Residence of H H Asquith: GLC plaque. One of the earliest houses in the square.

Listing NGR: TQ2875081311

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