Hungerford House

TQ 3080 SW CITY OF WESTMINSTER VICTORIA EMBANKMET SW1 83/34 Hungerford House GV II Former generating station, now library. 1900-01, by the L.C.C. Architects Department, built as electricity generating station for street lighting. Portland stone, slate roof (brick rear). Arts and Crafts Free Style Baroque. 1 storey and attic in steep hipped roof, on basement. 3 bay symmetrical front articulated by pilasters, one bay similar returns and functional canted rear for service and staircase. Central entrance with double doors, recessed up flight of steps cut through plinth, in moulded jambs with dentilled doorhead under fanlight and semicircular spaced voussoir and keystone arch; the whole boldly framed by pairs of rusticated Doric pilasters, on high pedestals, carrying break in entablature surmounted by big semicircular pediment containing high relief sculpture in the manner of William Silver Frith. The flanking bays have large semicircular arched small paned casement windows with cyma drip moulds and cartouche keystones carved with symbolic light rays. Deep plinth, with 2-light mullioned windows; projecting pedestals as on entrance, to paired quoin pilasters; frieze and heavy cornice surmounted by parapet balustraded between dies. The tent roof dormers and the squat Ionic columned polygonal cupola-vent on of ridge of more overtly Arts and Crafts design.

Listing NGR: TQ3043180390