26 St James's Place is a

grade II* listed In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

block of flats in St James's Place,

St James's St James's is a central district in the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the West End. In the 17th century the area developed as a residential location for the British aristocracy, and around the 19th century was the focus of the de ...

, London W1. The block of eight flats was built in 1959–60, and designed by

Denys Lasdun Sir Denys Louis Lasdun, CH, CBE, RA (8 September 1914, Kensington, London – 11 January 2001, Fulham, London) was an eminent English architect, the son of Nathan Lasdun (1879–1920) and Julie ('' née'' Abrahams; 1884–1963). Probably his ...

and Partners, with Alexander Redhouse as the partner in charge, and Graham Lane, Lyall Anderson and Maya Hambly as assistant architects, and

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as the engineers. It is built with reinforced concrete clad with Baveno grey granite and white vitreous mosaic on the

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s. In 1960, it was awarded the RIBA London Architecture Bronze Medal. It replaced a house built in about 1692, and destroyed by German bombing in World War II. Notable residents included Sir

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, and Lieutenant-General Sir John Cope, who demolished it in 1745 and built a larger house, where he lived until his death in 1760. Later occupants included

Richard Rigby Richard Rigby PC (February 1722 – 8 April 1788), was an English civil servant and politician who sat in the British House of Commons for 43 years from 1745 to 1788. He served as Chief Secretary for Ireland and Paymaster of the Forces. Rigby ...

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Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington Robert Smith, 1st Baron Carrington (22 January 1752 – 18 September 1838), was a British banker and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1779 to 1797 when he was raised to the peerage. Early life Smith was the third son of Abel Sm ...

, who extended the house, and the Dowager Lady Arden.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:26 St James's Place Grade II* listed buildings in the City of Westminster Grade II* listed houses in London Houses completed in 1960 Houses in the City of Westminster St James's Place Denys Lasdun buildings