Early C17 cistern to Old Somerset House (aka The Roman Bath) is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 24 February 1958. Cistern, vaulted chamber.

Early C17 cistern to Old Somerset House (aka The Roman Bath)

WRENN ID: upper-bonework-wren
Grade: II
Local Planning Authority: Westminster
Country: England
Date first listed: 24 February 1958
Type: Cistern, vaulted chamber
Source: Historic England listing

Description

The cistern is set into the floor of a vaulted brick chamber, probably of late-C17 date, under a late-C19 extension to 33 Surrey Street. (No. 5 Strand Lane is single storey, with the extension to No. 33 Surrey Street above it; this extension is not included in the listing). It is entered via an arched entrance on Strand Lane and the vault is lit by a large arched window.

The cistern is 4.7m long by 1.9m wide with a semi-circular south-west end and straight north-eastern end and is constructed of wide and shallow red bricks laid in English bond.

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