4 Cowley Street

4 Cowley Street is a Grade II listed house in Westminster, London SW1.

4 Cowley Street
Location in London
General information
Address4 Cowley Street
Town or cityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom
Coordinates51°29′51″N 0°07′38″W
Construction started1904
Completed1905
Design and construction
ArchitectHorace Field

History

The building was constructed in 1904–1905 by the architect Horace Field as offices for the North Eastern Railway.[1]

English Heritage note that, "Lavish late C.17 style, rather out of scale with its neighbours but with fine Arts and Crafts quality of detailing by this early Neo-Georgian revivalist, and no doubt given more importance as it closes the north continuation into Cowley Street of Lord North Street axis."[1]

The building became the headquarters of the SDP (Social Democratic Party) in the 1980s, and following the party's merger with the Liberal Party in 1988, it became home to the Liberal Democrats until 2011.[2]

The building has been restored and refurbished by Saigol DDC as a single family house, rebranded as Mansion House, and is for sale at £36 million.[3][4]

References
  1. Historic England, "4 Cowley Street SW1 (1290822)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 July 2017
  2. Chorley, Matt (May 21, 2011). "Lib Dems move HQ from rabbit warren to 'The Thick of It'". The Independent. Retrieved July 8, 2017.
  3. "Knight Frank". Knight Frank. Retrieved 2017-07-07.
  4. "4 Cowley Street London". "historicengland.org.uk". 2020-06-20. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
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