Sussex Place is a residential facility in

Regent's Park Regent's Park (officially The Regent's Park) is one of the Royal Parks of London. It occupies of high ground in north-west Inner London, administratively split between the City of Westminster and the Borough of Camden (and historically betwee ...

, London. It is the home of the

London Business School London Business School (LBS) is a business school and a constituent college of the federal University of London. LBS was founded in 1964 and awards post-graduate degrees (Master's degrees in management and finance, MBA and PhD). Its motto is " ...

. It is a Grade I

listed building 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 ...

History

The building was designed by John Nash and built by William Smith, being completed in 1823. The building, which features ten pointed cupolas along the roof line and a façade adorned with Corinthian columns, was originally built as 26 terraced houses. William Crockford, the proprietor of the

St James's Club The St James's Club was a London gentlemen's club which operated between 1857 and 1978. It was founded by two leading diplomats and its members continued to be largely diplomats and authors. It was first established in Charles Street and moved to ...

St James's Street St James's Street is the principal street in the district of St James's, central London. It runs from Piccadilly downhill to St James's Palace and Pall Mall. The main gatehouse of the Palace is at the southern end of the road; in the 17th centur ...

, lived at No. 26 in the 1840s. It was acquired by the

and converted for educational use in the late 1960s. The

Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is a professional association based in London, United Kingdom. Its members, including people with and without medical degrees, work in the field of obstetrics and gynaecology, that is ...

had its headquarters from 1960 to 2019 at 27 Sussex Place (adjacent to the London Business School main building). It sold its lease to London Business School in 2017.London Business School major acquisitions at The Regent’s Park and Marylebone Road (GB)
Europe Real Estate, 16 February 2017

References

{{reflist Grade I listed buildings in the City of Westminster Buildings and structures completed in 1823