Britannia House
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General information | |
| Type | Office |
Architectural style | Edwardian |
| Location | London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′58″N 0°06′09″W / 51.516026°N 0.102481°W |
Completed | 1920 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Arthur Frederick Usher |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Britannia House |
| Designated | 10 May 1990 |
| Reference no. | 1251982 |
Britannia House is a Grade II listed[1] Edwardian office block on Old Bailey in the City of London.
Description
[edit]Britannia House was built between 1912 to 1920 to the design of Arthur Frederick Usher for the London, Chatham and Dover Railway close to their Holburn Viaduct terminus.[2][3] The building is built of Portland stone to an Edwardian Baroque design with French influences. The roof is a high mansard of Westmorland slate with copper detailing.[1] Above the doorway are allegorical sculptures representing rail and sea travel.[2]
Between 2019 and 2021 the building's interior was refurbished by Orms, retaining the historic facade.[4][5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Britannia House, Non Civil Parish – 1251982 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- 1 2 Pevsner, Nikolaus; Bradley, Simon (1997). London 1: The City of London. Buildings of England. Penguin. p. 573. ISBN 978-0-300-09652-1.
- ↑ "Britannia House in Old Bailey". London Picture Archive. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ Wilson, Rob (10 March 2022). "Orms reworks listed office building retaining 92% of original structure". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
- ↑ "16 Old Bailey, London Building Redesign – e-architect". www.e-architect.com. Retrieved 6 August 2026.