Former New Scotland Yard, Norman Shaw South Building

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TQ 3079 NW 92/26

CITY OF WESTMINSTER VICTORIA EMBANKMENT SW1 Former New Scotland Yard Norman Shaw South Building

5.2.70

GV II* Metropolitan police old headquarters extension. Designed 1896-98, built 1904-06, by Norman Shaw with John Dixon Butler. Red brick, Portland stone banding and dressings on granite podium, slate roof. Continuing the north building design with same amalgam of Flemish and English Baroque sources but on a narrow site giving stronger vertical emphasis.

Four storeys, basement and three tiers of attics in a steep roof. Five window wide Embankment front with narrow left hand pediment gabled break, plus tourelle to right hand corner matching north building with corresponding large elaborated pediment gable return. Plain, recessed, mullioned-transomed casements to podium with single storey blind wings linked by tall railings enclosing forecourt. Stone architraved windows to upper floors, the central two larger with segmental pediments on second floor and keystoned segmental arches on third floor. The large gable end return has obelisk finialed aedicule to apex. Massive blind south gable end with stone banding. Lofty banded chimney stacks Segmental arched bridge-link, of stone banded red brick, to North Building.

Listing NGR: TQ3027379758