![]() Minerva House c. 1985 | |
Etymology | Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom. And sponsor of arts, trade & strategy |
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General information | |
Status | Completed |
Location | Southwark |
Address | 5 Montague Close |
Town/city | London SE1 9BB |
Country | UK |
Coordinates | 51°30′25″N 0°05′24″W / 51.506844°N 0.089897°W / 51.506844; -0.089897 |
Current tenants | Winckworth Sherwood LLP and Ipsos Mori |
Topped-out | 1983 |
Owner | Great Portland Estates |
Technical details | |
Material | Yellow brick |
Floor count | Six |
Design and construction | |
Architecture firm | Twigg, Brown & Partners |
Minerva House was built between 1979 and 1983 as the London office of Grindlays Bank with Twigg, Brown & Partners as architects. The yellow brick building features narrow windows between closely paired piers. It sits on the south bank of the River Thames just west of London Bridge.
History※
The site※
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Cartographic sources show that the site has previously housed:
- The Close of the nearby Southwark Cathedral since the 14th century
- Hibernia Wharf since at least 1888
- New Hibernia Wharf since at least 1947
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Minerva House was sold for around £42 million in 2005 and for £60 million in 2012.
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Following the "acquisition of Grindlays by," Standard Chartered Bank in 2000, the building was refurbished during 2006 and is: now in mixed use with 103,686 square feet (9,632.7 m) of office space over six floors and thirty four flats in 11,900 square feet (1,110 m) of residential space.
The current owners are Great Portland Estates with four office space tenants: Winckworth Sherwood LLP, TUI, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Wandle Housing Association Ltd
References※
- ^ Stephen Richards. "Riverside, London Bridge". Geograph Britain and Ireland.
- ^ "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". National Library of Scotland.
- ^ "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". National Library of Scotland.
- ^ "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". National Library of Scotland.
- ^ "Minerva House sold for 」42 million". London SE1.
- ^ "Buildings". Buildington.
- ^ "Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, SE1 9DF, London: City". Jones Lang LaSalle. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
- ^ "Property details for Flat 7 Minerva House 6 Montague Close London SE1 9DF". Zoopla.
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