Page Street

Flats on Page Street
Page Street map
Ordnance Survey map of Page Street in the 1890s before slum clearance and the construction of social housing blocks.

Page Street is a street in Pimlico, in the City of Westminster, that runs from Regency Street in the west to the junction of John Islip Street and Dean Ryle Street in the east, parallel with Horseferry Road. It is crossed midway by Marsham Street.

The street is notable for the chequered social housing blocks designed by Edwin Lutyens and built in 1929–30 that line much of its western end, interspersed by small classical pillbox pavilions. The former Westminster Hospital Nurses Home is located in the street. At the eastern end on the north side is St John's Gardens. The Paviours Arms public house with its Art Deco interior was located in Neville House until both were demolished in 2003.[1]

Page Street was designated Westminster's 56th conservation area in 2010.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Last orders at Art Deco pub. BBC, 1 May 2003. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  2. ↑ Conservation Area Audit & Management Proposals Page Street. City of Westminster, London, 2010.

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Coordinates: 51°29′38″N 0°07′51″W / 51.4939°N 0.1307°W / 51.4939; -0.1307

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