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These narrow houses, three or four storeys high - one for eating, one for sleeping, a third for company, a fourth underground for the kitchen, a fifth perhaps at the top for servants - give the idea of a ] with its sticks and birds|salign=right|source=Louis Simond - ''Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain'' (1817){{sfn|Summerson|1978|p=67}}}} | These narrow houses, three or four storeys high - one for eating, one for sleeping, a third for company, a fourth underground for the kitchen, a fifth perhaps at the top for servants - give the idea of a ] with its sticks and birds|salign=right|source=Louis Simond - ''Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain'' (1817){{sfn|Summerson|1978|p=67}}}} | ||
] (1682 – 1733) was among the most successful actors of the 18th century.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/barton-booth/ | title=Barton Booth }}</ref> He invested some of the profits of his success in property development, laying out Barton Street, named after himself, and Cowley Street, named after his country estate in ], from 1722.{{efn|While most sources ascribe the naming of Cowley Street to his Middlesex manor, it has been suggested that the street was named in honour of ], a fellow ] and Booth's favourite poet.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol4/pp1-13 | title=The city of Westminster: Introduction | British History Online }}</ref>}}{{sfn|Bradley|Pevsner|2003|pp=699-700}} Booth was familiar with the area having been educated at ], just to the north.<ref |
] (1682 – 1733) was among the most successful actors of the 18th century.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web | url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/commemorations/barton-booth/ | title=Barton Booth }}</ref> He invested some of the profits of his success in property development, laying out Barton Street, named after himself, and Cowley Street, named after his country estate in ], from 1722.{{efn|While most sources ascribe the naming of Cowley Street to his Middlesex manor, it has been suggested that the street was named in honour of ], a fellow ] and Booth's favourite poet.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.british-history.ac.uk/old-new-london/vol4/pp1-13 | title=The city of Westminster: Introduction | British History Online }}</ref>}}{{sfn|Bradley|Pevsner|2003|pp=699-700}} Booth was familiar with the area having been educated at ], just to the north.<ref name="auto1"/> | ||
Simon Bradley and ], in the 2003 revised ''London 6: Westminster'' in the ] series, consider the streets, "among the most perfect ] streets in Westminster".{{sfn|Bradley|Pevsner|2003|pp=699-700}} ] noted the unusual residential nature of the streets, together with Lord North Street and Gayfere Street, describing them as "remarkable surviving residential terraces".{{sfn|Westminster City Council|2005|p=30}} The houses are mainly of ], of three storeys with basements and attics and with decorated ].{{sfn|Bradley|Pevsner|2003|pp=699-700}} Their layout follows what ] called "the insistent verticality of the London house" .{{sfn|Summerson|1978|p=67}} There are some later insertions, mainly of the later 19th and 20th centuries, including: Corner House, which incorporates No.11, Cowley Street, and No.8, Little College Street, and dates from 1911 and is by ];<ref>{{NHLE|num=1288975|desc=Corner House, including No.11 Cowley Street|grade=II|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> No.4, Cowley Street, of 1904 by ] and described by ] as "rather out of scale with its neighbors"<ref>{{NHLE|num=1290822|desc=No.4, Cowley Street|grade=II|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref>; and No.8 Barton Street, of 1909 and also by Field.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1066475|desc=No.8, Barton Street|grade=II|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | Simon Bradley and ], in the 2003 revised ''London 6: Westminster'' in the ] series, consider the streets, "among the most perfect ] streets in Westminster".{{sfn|Bradley|Pevsner|2003|pp=699-700}} ] noted the unusual residential nature of the streets, together with Lord North Street and Gayfere Street, describing them as "remarkable surviving residential terraces".{{sfn|Westminster City Council|2005|p=30}} The houses are mainly of ], of three storeys with basements and attics and with decorated ].{{sfn|Bradley|Pevsner|2003|pp=699-700}} Their layout follows what ] called "the insistent verticality of the London house" .{{sfn|Summerson|1978|p=67}} There are some later insertions, mainly of the later 19th and 20th centuries, including: Corner House, which incorporates No.11, Cowley Street, and No.8, Little College Street, and dates from 1911 and is by ];<ref name="auto2">{{NHLE|num=1288975|desc=Corner House, including No.11 Cowley Street|grade=II|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> No.4, Cowley Street, of 1904 by ] and described by ] as "rather out of scale with its neighbors"<ref name="auto">{{NHLE|num=1290822|desc=No.4, Cowley Street|grade=II|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref>; and No.8 Barton Street, of 1909 and also by Field.<ref name="auto3">{{NHLE|num=1066475|desc=No.8, Barton Street|grade=II|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
==Buildings, occupants and listing designations== | ==Buildings, occupants and listing designations== | ||
* No.1, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1220724|desc=No.1, Cowley Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | * No.1, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1220724|desc=No.1, Cowley Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
* No.2 and No.3, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1066951|desc=No.2 and No.3, Cowley Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | * No.2 and No.3, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1066951|desc=No.2 and No.3, Cowley Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
* No.4, Cowley Street - Grade II listed.<ref |
* No.4, Cowley Street - Grade II listed.<ref name="auto"/>, Formerly the headquarters of the ], it was renovated and marketed as a private home in 2017.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/one-of-londons-most-striking-offices-has-become-one-of-its-most-extraordinary-homes-164895 | title=A palatial home in the very heart of Westminster, complete with 10m pool | date=5 September 2017 }}</ref> | ||
* No.7, Cowley Street. The home of ], formerly owned by ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/01/jacob-rees-mogg-commons-inquiry-launched-over-undeclared-loans | title=Jacob Rees-Mogg faces Commons inquiry over undeclared £6m loans | work=The Guardian | date=December 2021 | last1=Walker | first1=Peter }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/celebrity-homes/jacob-reesmogg-property-portfolio-b1196834.html | title=Empire of Posh: Inside Jacob Rees-Mogg's property portfolio | date=4 December 2024 }}</ref> | * No.7, Cowley Street. The home of ], formerly owned by ].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2021/dec/01/jacob-rees-mogg-commons-inquiry-launched-over-undeclared-loans | title=Jacob Rees-Mogg faces Commons inquiry over undeclared £6m loans | work=The Guardian | date=December 2021 | last1=Walker | first1=Peter }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/celebrity-homes/jacob-reesmogg-property-portfolio-b1196834.html | title=Empire of Posh: Inside Jacob Rees-Mogg's property portfolio | date=4 December 2024 }}</ref> | ||
* Corner House, including No.11, Cowley Street - Grade II listed.<ref |
* Corner House, including No.11, Cowley Street - Grade II listed.<ref name="auto2"/> Designed by Lutyens for ], a politician and pilot killed in the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.lutyenstrust.org.uk/portfolio-item/walking-tour-westminster/ | title=A Walking Tour of Westminster }}</ref> | ||
* No.13, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1356975|desc=No.13, Cowley Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | * No.13, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1356975|desc=No.13, Cowley Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
* No.14, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1220752|desc=No.14, Cowley Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | * No.14, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1220752|desc=No.14, Cowley Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
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* No.3, Barton Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1357196|desc=No.3, Barton Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | * No.3, Barton Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1357196|desc=No.3, Barton Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> | ||
* No.4, No.5 and No.6, Barton Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1292168|desc=No.4, No.5 and No.6, Barton Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> ] lived at No.6, Barton Street.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/lord-reith/ | title=Lord Reith | Director of the BBC | Blue Plaques }}</ref> The house retains features from its earlier 18th century role as a ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/the-grade-ii-listed-former-home-of-the-bbcs-founder-lord-reith-is-for-sale-in-the-heart-of-westminster-263209 | title=The Grade II*-listed former home of the BBC's founder, Lord Reith, is for sale in the heart of Westminster | date=13 December 2023 }}</ref> | * No.4, No.5 and No.6, Barton Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1292168|desc=No.4, No.5 and No.6, Barton Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> ] lived at No.6, Barton Street.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/lord-reith/ | title=Lord Reith | Director of the BBC | Blue Plaques }}</ref> The house retains features from its earlier 18th century role as a ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/the-grade-ii-listed-former-home-of-the-bbcs-founder-lord-reith-is-for-sale-in-the-heart-of-westminster-263209 | title=The Grade II*-listed former home of the BBC's founder, Lord Reith, is for sale in the heart of Westminster | date=13 December 2023 }}</ref> | ||
* No.8, Barton Street - Grade II listed.<ref |
* No.8, Barton Street - Grade II listed.<ref name="auto3"/> Home of the politician ], and later the official residence of the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.londonpicturearchive.org.uk/view-item?i=127969&WINID=1734785519401 | title=Houses in Barton Street }}</ref> | ||
* No.9 and No.10, Barton Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1292177|desc=No.9 and No.10, Barton Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> No.10 was the home of ] where he composed A Cambridge Mass, the Bucolic Suite and Heroic Elegy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rvwsociety.com/rvw-places/ | title=Places associated with Vaughan Williams }}</ref> | * No.9 and No.10, Barton Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1292177|desc=No.9 and No.10, Barton Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> No.10 was the home of ] where he composed A Cambridge Mass, the Bucolic Suite and Heroic Elegy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://rvwsociety.com/rvw-places/ | title=Places associated with Vaughan Williams }}</ref> | ||
* No.11, No.12, No.13 and No.14, Barton Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1066476|desc=No.11, No.12, No.13 and No.14, Barton Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> ] wrote much of the third draft of the '']'' at No. 14, Barton Street.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/t-e-lawrence-of-arabia/ | title=T. E. Lawrence | Actor | Blue Plaques }}</ref> Lawrence occupied the attic, the rest of the building being the architectural offices of ], Lutyens' partner in the design of ].{{sfn|Kendall|2024|p=58}} | * No.11, No.12, No.13 and No.14, Barton Street - Grade II* listed.<ref>{{NHLE|num=1066476|desc=No.11, No.12, No.13 and No.14, Barton Street|grade=II*|access-date=21 December 2024}}</ref> ] wrote much of the third draft of the '']'' at No. 14, Barton Street.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/t-e-lawrence-of-arabia/ | title=T. E. Lawrence | Actor | Blue Plaques }}</ref> Lawrence occupied the attic, the rest of the building being the architectural offices of ], Lutyens' partner in the design of ].{{sfn|Kendall|2024|p=58}} |
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A view along Cowley Street to Barton Street | |
Location within Central London | |
Maintained by | Transport for London |
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Location | Central London, Westminster, London |
Postal code | SW1 |
Nearest Tube station | |
Coordinates | 51°29′50″N 0°07′40″W / 51.4971°N 0.1279°W / 51.4971; -0.1279 |
North end | Great College Street |
South end | Great Peter Street |
Barton Street and Cowley Street are two short streets in Westminster, London. They were developed in the 18th century by the actor Barton Booth, the former taking his first name, and the latter the name of an estate he owned at Cowley, then in Middlesex to the west of London. The streets' proximity to the Palace of Westminster has made them a popular choice for politicians looking for homes within Parliament's Division bell area; they have also attracted other celebrities, including; T. E. Lawrence, who wrote much of his Seven Pillars of Wisdom at No. 14, Barton Street; and the actor, John Gielgud lived at No. 16, Cowley Street. Many of the buildings are listed, most at the second highest grade, II*. Simon Bradley and Nikolaus Pevsner, in the sixth London volume in the Buildings of England series, describe Barton Street and Cowley Street as, "among the most perfect Early Georgian streets in Westminster".
Location
Barton Street and Cowley Street run in a dog-leg from Great Peter Street in the south to Great College Street in the north, lying to the south of the grounds of Westminster School.
History and description
Louis Simond - Journal of a Tour and Residence in Great Britain (1817)These narrow houses, three or four storeys high - one for eating, one for sleeping, a third for company, a fourth underground for the kitchen, a fifth perhaps at the top for servants - give the idea of a cage with its sticks and birds
Barton Booth (1682 – 1733) was among the most successful actors of the 18th century. He invested some of the profits of his success in property development, laying out Barton Street, named after himself, and Cowley Street, named after his country estate in Middlesex, from 1722. Booth was familiar with the area having been educated at Westminster School, just to the north.
Simon Bradley and Nikolaus Pevsner, in the 2003 revised London 6: Westminster in the Buildings of England series, consider the streets, "among the most perfect Early Georgian streets in Westminster". Westminster City Council noted the unusual residential nature of the streets, together with Lord North Street and Gayfere Street, describing them as "remarkable surviving residential terraces". The houses are mainly of London stock brick, of three storeys with basements and attics and with decorated doorcases. Their layout follows what John Summerson called "the insistent verticality of the London house" . There are some later insertions, mainly of the later 19th and 20th centuries, including: Corner House, which incorporates No.11, Cowley Street, and No.8, Little College Street, and dates from 1911 and is by Edwin Lutyens; No.4, Cowley Street, of 1904 by Horace Field and described by Historic England as "rather out of scale with its neighbors"; and No.8 Barton Street, of 1909 and also by Field.
Buildings, occupants and listing designations
- No.1, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.
- No.2 and No.3, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.
- No.4, Cowley Street - Grade II listed., Formerly the headquarters of the Liberal Democrats, it was renovated and marketed as a private home in 2017.
- No.7, Cowley Street. The home of Jacob Rees-Mogg, formerly owned by Michael Ashcroft.
- Corner House, including No.11, Cowley Street - Grade II listed. Designed by Lutyens for Francis McLaren, a politician and pilot killed in the First World War.
- No.13, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.
- No.14, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.
- No.15, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.
- No.16 and No.17, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed. No.16 was the home of the actor John Gielgud.
- No.18, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed.
- No.19, Cowley Street - Grade II* listed. Chris Patten used No.19 as his London home while serving as Governor of Hong Kong.
- No.1, Barton Street - Grade II* listed.
- No.3, Barton Street - Grade II* listed.
- No.4, No.5 and No.6, Barton Street - Grade II* listed. Lord Reith lived at No.6, Barton Street. The house retains features from its earlier 18th century role as a public house.
- No.8, Barton Street - Grade II listed. Home of the politician Walter Runciman, and later the official residence of the Bishop of London.
- No.9 and No.10, Barton Street - Grade II* listed. No.10 was the home of Ralph Vaughan Williams where he composed A Cambridge Mass, the Bucolic Suite and Heroic Elegy.
- No.11, No.12, No.13 and No.14, Barton Street - Grade II* listed. T. E. Lawrence wrote much of the third draft of the Seven Pillars of Wisdom at No. 14, Barton Street. Lawrence occupied the attic, the rest of the building being the architectural offices of Herbert Baker, Lutyens' partner in the design of New Delhi.
Gallery
- No.4, Cowley Street - "rather out of scale with its neighbors"
- Sir John Gielgud at No.16, Cowley Street
- The junction of Cowley and Barton Streets, showing No.19, Cowley Street on the left, and No.8, Barton Street on the right
- View along Barton Street
- T.E.Lawrence at No.14, Barton Street
Notes
- While most sources ascribe the naming of Cowley Street to his Middlesex manor, it has been suggested that the street was named in honour of Abraham Cowley, a fellow Old Westminster and Booth's favourite poet.
References
- ^ Summerson 1978, p. 67.
- ^ "Barton Booth".
- "The city of Westminster: Introduction | British History Online".
- ^ Bradley & Pevsner 2003, pp. 699–700.
- Westminster City Council 2005, p. 30.
- ^ Historic England. "Corner House, including No.11 Cowley Street (Grade II) (1288975)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "No.4, Cowley Street (Grade II) (1290822)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "No.8, Barton Street (Grade II) (1066475)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Historic England. "No.1, Cowley Street (Grade II*) (1220724)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Historic England. "No.2 and No.3, Cowley Street (Grade II*) (1066951)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "A palatial home in the very heart of Westminster, complete with 10m pool". 5 September 2017.
- Walker, Peter (December 2021). "Jacob Rees-Mogg faces Commons inquiry over undeclared £6m loans". The Guardian.
- "Empire of Posh: Inside Jacob Rees-Mogg's property portfolio". 4 December 2024.
- "A Walking Tour of Westminster".
- Historic England. "No.13, Cowley Street (Grade II*) (1356975)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Historic England. "No.14, Cowley Street (Grade II*) (1220752)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Historic England. "No.15, Cowley Street (Grade II*) (1066952)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Historic England. "No.16 and No.17, Cowley Street (Grade II*) (1220766)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "John Gielgud | Actor & Director | Blue Plaques".
- Historic England. "No.18, Cowley Street (Grade II*) (1066953)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Historic England. "No.19, Cowley Street (Grade II*) (1220778)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Cowley Street, Westminster SW1". 10 February 2021.
- Historic England. "No.1, Barton Street (Grade II*) (1217989)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Historic England. "No.3, Barton Street (Grade II*) (1357196)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- Historic England. "No.4, No.5 and No.6, Barton Street (Grade II*) (1292168)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Lord Reith | Director of the BBC | Blue Plaques".
- "The Grade II*-listed former home of the BBC's founder, Lord Reith, is for sale in the heart of Westminster". 13 December 2023.
- "Houses in Barton Street".
- Historic England. "No.9 and No.10, Barton Street (Grade II*) (1292177)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "Places associated with Vaughan Williams".
- Historic England. "No.11, No.12, No.13 and No.14, Barton Street (Grade II*) (1066476)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
- "T. E. Lawrence | Actor | Blue Plaques".
- Kendall 2024, p. 58.
- Historic England. "No.4, Cowley Street (Grade II) (1290822)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
Sources
- Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003). London: Westminster. The Buildings of England. New Haven, US, London, UK: Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300095951. OCLC 609428632.
- Kendall, Paul (2024). Lawrence of Arabia: Colonel T.E Lawrence CB, DSO – Places and Objects of Interest. Barnsley, UK: Pen and Sword Books. ISBN 978-1-399-07194-9.
- Summerson, John (1978). Georgian London. London: Barrie & Jenkins. OCLC 922574924.
- Westminster City Council, ed. (2005). Smith Square Conservation Area Audit (PDF).