Former Charing Cross Hospital (East Side)

The Former Charing Cross Hospital, located on Agar Street in Westminster, was built between 1831 and 1834 by the architect Decimus Burton, with later 19th-century extensions that are not of significant interest. This hospital is designed in a restrained Grecian style and features stucco walls and a slate roof. It stands three storeys high, with a mid-19th-century attic storey and a dormered mansard, all set above a basement. The building is 17 bays wide, arranged in a rhythm of 3;3;5;3;3, with the central and end sections projecting forward.

The ground floor showcases banded rustication and includes a central Greek Doric portico topped with a pediment. The windows are recessed, with architraves and glazing bar sash designs. A bold stringcourse runs above the ground floor, with a main entablature above the second floor and a balustraded parapet at the attic level. The south return features a three-storey bowed projection with a basement, adorned with a giant engaged order of Grecian Corinthian columns spanning the first and second floors, which support an entablature with a balustrade.