View of Tufton Street
View of Tufton Street
Record No
141921
Title
View of Tufton Street
Description
Buildings in Tufton Street, Westminster, looking north. Originally built by Sir Richard Tufton in the seventeenth century. The street is a mix of nineteenth and early-twentieth buildings varying in style and scale. On the west side of Tufton Street, 48 has an entrance with leaded fanlight and large first-floor window with an elaborate wrought-iron lamp and bracket below. The upper front elevation combines a Dutch gable with a classical pediment. 46 Tufton Street has signage for both Millicent Fawcett Hall and the Soldiers and Airmens' Christian Association, the latter only partially visible on the curved first-floor bay. Millicent Fawcett Hall was built 1927-29 by Douglas Wood for the London and National Society for Women's Service which campaigned for equal political rights for women. It was Grade II listed in 1992, listing number 1249936. Beyond that lies the rear elevation of the Christian Science Church, built in 1926-30 by Sir Herbert Baker, Grade II* listed in 1978, listing number 1239810. On the east side, 55 Tufton Street is a four-storey Georgian building with steps and a portico to the entrance. Beyond it lies Tufton Court, a red brick seven-storey mansion block built c1930s. Across Great Peter Street is a five-storey building, The Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, dating from 1907 and featuring a statue of Saint Peter at the corner. Three cars are parked on the street, and several handcarts, the nearest advertising its business - "Milk" and "High Class Dairy Products" sold by E. Powell. Two men wait to buy whilst the seller in his striped apron is a blur of movement. The two gas street lights combine 1830's columns with 1930's Rochester-style lamps by William Sugg and Co., and were Grade II listed in 2024, listing numbers 1491061 and 1491062, east and west. The east side of Tufton Street lies within the Smith Square conservation area designated in 1969. Most buildings are still extant as of 2024. Numbers 48 and 55 were rebuilt after World War II bomb damage. Millicent Fawcett Hall was acquired by Westminster School and is used as a theatre for their drama department. The Christian Science Church is now The Emmanuel Centre for conferences. Since the 2010s, 55 Tufton Street has been home to right-wing think tanks such as The Taxpayers' Alliance and Vote Leave.
Date of execution
1935
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_538_B1518
London picture map location
Exact
Subjects
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