Former Charing Cross Hospital (East Side) is a Grade II listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 9 January 1970. Hospital. 1 related planning application.
Former Charing Cross Hospital (East Side)
- WRENN ID
- sleeping-forge-bramble
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 9 January 1970
- Type
- Hospital
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TQ 3080 NW CITY OF WESTMINSTER AGAR STREET, WC2
72/117 9.1.70 Former Charing Cross Hospital (East range)
G.V. II
Hospital. 1831-34 by Decimus Burton (with late C19 extensions of no interest), as part of the West Strand improvements. Stucco, slate roof. Restrained Grecian detail. 3 storeys with mid C19 attic storey plus dormered mansard, on basement. 17 bays wide in the rhythm 3;3;5;3;3, with centre and ends advanced. Ground floor with banded rustication, has central Greek Doric portico with pediment. Recessed, architraved, glazing bar sash windows. Bold stringcourse over ground floor and main entablature above 2nd floor, balustraded parapet to attic. Pedimented south return has 3 storeys and basement bowed projection with giant engaged order of Grecian Corinthian columns through 1st and 2nd floors, supporting an entablature with balustrade.
Survey of London; Vol XX.
Listing NGR: TQ3023980652
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