190 Strand is a mixed-use building development by St Edward Homes, part of Berkeley Group Holdings, on the south side of Strand in the

City of Westminster The City of Westminster is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and London boroughs, borough in Inner London. It is the site of the United Kingdom's Houses of Parliament and much of the British government. It occupies a large area of cent ...

, London.

Site

The development has six main buildings. The works are a mixture of structural and non-structural alterations to buildings prominent already by their height and modernity in this part of Westminster and complete demolition of certain existing edifices, their redesign and replacement. The site measures approximately on the south side of Strand, facing

St Clement Danes St Clement Danes is an Anglican church in the City of Westminster, London. It is situated outside the Royal Courts of Justice on the Strand. Although the first church on the site was reputedly founded in the 9th century by the Danes, the current ...

church, between

Arundel Street Arundel Street is a street in the City of Westminster, London, that runs from Strand in the north to Temple Place in the south. It is on land once occupied by Arundel House and its gardens. Location Arundel street runs from Strand in the nort ...

and

Milford Lane Milford Lane is a narrow street in the City of Westminster that runs from Strand, London, Strand in the north to a brief walkway section leading to Temple Place in the south. It is joined by Little Essex Street and Essex Street, London, Essex Str ...

. Upon completion, the modern Maltravers Street, an east–west alley between

and

, ceased to exist as part of the approved plans, but Tweezer's Alley on the southern side has been enhanced. Immediately to the south of the site is Globe House, the headquarters of

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. Planning permission for the buildings was granted in 2011 to a design by GRID Architects.190 Strand.
Buildington. Retrieved 5 January 2017.190 Strand.
GRID Architects. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

Building names

The principal buildings of the development have been named after local people and places. Clement House after nearby

church, Wren House after Sir Christopher Wren's rebuilding of St Clement Danes, Gladstone House after the statue of prime minister

William Gladstone William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-conse ...

nearby on Strand, Milford House after Milford Lane, Savoy House after the Savoy Hotel, and Temple House after the Temple legal district.

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