Peter Robinson is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 November 1973. Department store, office. 14 related planning applications.
Peter Robinson
- WRENN ID
- odd-sentry-sage
- 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
- Department store, office
- Address
- Peter Robinson, 272-286, Regent Street W1, City of Westminster
- OS grid reference
- TQ 290 812
- Coordinates
- 51.5157, -0.1414
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Peter Robinson is a department store and office block located at the northeastern quadrant of Oxford Circus, designed in 1912 by Sir Henry Tanner and completed in 1923, with an eastern extension added in 1924 by H. A. Hall and Clarkson. The building features Portland stone cladding, a steel frame, and a slate roof, showcasing a classical style with Beaux Arts details, while the extension incorporates more neo-Grec elements.
The design is symmetrical, complementing the other three quadrant blocks around the circus. It consists of four tall storeys and a double attic with steep mansard roofs and pavilion roofs. The upper floors are organized with projecting pavilions that flank the quadrant, featuring a sequence of fenestration: three windows, a splayed corner, one window, three windows, nine windows, three windows, and three windows to the quadrant, plus three windows to Oxford Street and a five-bay extension for Peter Robinson.
The ground floor shop fronts are articulated by pilasters adorned with wreathed shields and crowned by cherub heads. The upper floors have architraved bronze casements, with the second floor displaying alternating pediments. The pavilions are distinguished by giant Ionic columns and pilasters, enriched aprons, and bronze balconies at the central windows. Central stone dormers rise into the attic, featuring open pediments. The quadrant is marked by giant Ionic columns that separate tripartite bronze pilastered and framed windows. The main entablature beneath the attic is topped with a balustraded parapet, and the building includes corniced dormers, stone chimneystacks, and roof ridges with bronze crestings and triumphal ornaments.
The 1924 Peter Robinson extension features a podium with shop windows, deep coffered soffits to arches, and deep-set rectangular mezzanine windows above with uniquely designed coffered reveals and soffits. The upper floors of this extension display a giant fluted Doric order supporting a deep crowning entablature, reflecting a more conventional neo-Grec style.
Local climate
Peter Robinson 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 1999
- Related listed building consents — 14 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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