Minerva House

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
EtymologyMinerva, Roman goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts, trade & strategy
General information
StatusComplete
LocationSouthwark
Address5 Montague Close
Town or cityLondon SE1 9BB
CountryUK
Coordinates51.506844°N 0.089897°W / 51.506844; -0.089897
Current tenantsWinckworth Sherwood LLP and Ipsos Mori
Topped-out1983
OwnerGreat Portland Estates
Technical details
MaterialYellow brick
Floor countSix
Design and construction
Architecture firmTwigg, Brown & Partners

History

The site
An extract from the Ordnance Survey 1:1,250 map of London sheet TQ3280SE published 1952 showing New Hibernia Wharf and environs

Cartographic sources show that the site has previously housed:

Sales
Down a column to the Thames

Minerva House was sold for around £42 million in 2005[5] and for £60 million in 2012.[6]

Use
Main entrance c. 1986

Following the acquisition of Grindlays by Standard Chartered Bank in 2000, the building was refurbished during 2006[7] and is now 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

The 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
  1. Stephen Richards. "Riverside, London Bridge". Geograph Britain and Ireland.
  2. "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". National Library of Scotland.
  3. "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". National Library of Scotland.
  4. "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". National Library of Scotland.
  5. "Minerva House sold for ｣42 million". London SE1.
  6. "Buildings". Buildington.
  7. "Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, SE1 9DF, London: City". Jones Lang LaSalle. Archived from the original on 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
  8. "Property details for Flat 7 Minerva House 6 Montague Close London SE1 9DF". Zoopla.
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