Essex Watergate Closing South End Of Street is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 14 January 1970. Triumphal gateway.
Essex Watergate Closing South End Of Street
- WRENN ID
- tall-jade-raven
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 14 January 1970
- Type
- Triumphal gateway
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Essex Watergate is a "Triumphal" gateway built around 1676 by Barbon as a decorative end to his "polite" Essex Street development, which concealed his commercial wharf below. The gateway was damaged during World War II but was repaired and integrated into a building constructed in 1953 at the end of the street. It features a grand design with giant fluted Corinthian pilasters on pedestals that support an archivolt arch, showcasing Barbon's bold architectural style intended to impress the middle class.
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