6 1/2 and 7, Suffolk Street SW1 is a Grade II* listed building in the Westminster local planning authority area, England. First listed on 5 February 1970. A Georgian Former institution, gallery. 8 related planning applications.
6 1/2 and 7, Suffolk Street SW1
- WRENN ID
- calm-slate-cream
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westminster
- Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster MP: Rachel Blake (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 5 February 1970
- Type
- Former institution, gallery
- Period
- Georgian
- Address
- 6 1/2 and 7, Suffolk Street SW1, City of Westminster, SW1Y 4HG
- OS grid reference
- TQ 298 805
- Coordinates
- 51.5086, -0.13069
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Nos 6½ and 7 Suffolk Street, built around 1823 by John Nash with James Elmes, is a former institution and gallery that now serves as offices. The building is designed in a Graeco-Roman style and features stucco with a slate roof. It stands three storeys tall with an attic storey and is three windows wide. The ground floor is advanced and arcaded, supporting an impressive Roman Doric portico with a pediment, which screens two storeys of architraved sash windows. The attic has small square windows, and there is a cornice and blocking course at the top. The interior, originally designed by Elmes and Nash, has been significantly altered for office use but still retains a gallery that is now part of No 1 Hobhouse Court. The Society of British Artists, founded by James Elmes in 1823, is notable for its connection to the building. This structure is an important example of Nash's street architecture in the style of Regent Street.
Local climate
6 1/2 and 7, Suffolk Street SW1 sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 95% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 16 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 8 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
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- Radon risk assessment
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