Minerva House was built between 1979 and 1983 as the London office of Grindlays Bank with Twigg, Brown & Partners as architects.[1] The yellow brick building features narrow windows between closely paired piers.[1] It sits on the south bank of the River Thames just west of London Bridge.
 Minerva House c. 1985 | |
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| 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 or city | London SE1 9BB |
| Country | UK |
| Coordinates | 51°30′25″N 0°05′24″W / 51.506844°N 0.089897°W |
| 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 |
History
editThe 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[2]
- Hibernia Wharf since at least 1888[2][3]
- New Hibernia Wharf since at least 1947[4]
Sales
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Minerva House was sold for around £42 million in 2005[5] and for £60 million in 2012.[6]
Use
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Following the acquisition of Grindlays by Standard Chartered Bank in 2000, the building was refurbished during 2006[7] and is now[when?] in mixed use with 103,686 square feet (9,632.7 m2) of office space over six floors and thirty four flats[8] in 11,900 square feet (1,110 m2) of residential space.[6]
Owners
editThe current owners are Great Portland Estates[6] with four office space tenants: Winckworth Sherwood LLP, TUI,[6] Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Wandle Housing Association Ltd
References
edit- ^ a b Stephen Richards. "Riverside, London Bridge". Geograph Britain and Ireland.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b c d "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.