The Spirit of Electricity is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 January 2016. Sculpture. 19 related planning applications.
The Spirit of Electricity
- WRENN ID
- vast-baluster-pigeon
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 January 2016
- Type
- Sculpture
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Spirit of Electricity is a sculpture created between 1958 and 1961 by Geoffrey Clarke RA for Thorn Electrical Industries as part of their new headquarters, Orion House. It is mounted on a projecting service stack on the east side of Orion House, facing Lichfield Street. The sculpture, which is cast bronze and originally included integrated light fittings (now non-functional), stands 23.5 metres high. It is an abstract work taking the form of a narrow, concave pod resembling an African shield, which projects from the wall and is mounted on a tall vertical spike. The sculpture’s surface features a complex arrangement of spikes, pipes, rods, and thorn-like projections.
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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 6 transactions since 2013
- Related listed building consents — 19 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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