Ground-floor waiting room, Dudley House, 100 Park Lane, Westminster. Formerly the dining room. Richly decorated interior features Neo-classical marble fireplace with fluted pilasters and carved acanthus motifs. The double-height overmantel mirror with carved and gilded frame is flanked by later addition strip lighting. Ornate gilded plasterwork ceiling in Graeco-Roman style of the 1820s is reflected in mirror, featuring ornamented coffers and central painted roundels surrounded by scrolling acanthus and anthemion motifs. Wallpaper is striped, likely twentieth century and fixtures include rotary telephones, a leather armchair, architectural photographs and models. Dudley House is Grade II* listed, February 1958; entry 1226028. One of the few surviving aristocratic townhouses in London, the house is named after the Ward family, holders of the titles of Baron Ward, Viscount Dudley and Ward, and Earl of Dudley. Dudley House was severely damaged in the Blitz in World War II, and the property reverted into the possession of the Grosvenor Estate. A major internal reconstruction was undertaken in 1969-70 by the property group Hammersons to designs by Sir Basil Spence and Anthony Blee, with Sir Robert McAlpine and Sons as contractors The house was converted into offices including Hammerson’s own offices and remained so for sixty years before its reversion to a private residence. In 2004, planning permission was obtained for conversion of use from an office to residential, single family dwelling.