Willing House
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General information | |
| Type | Office, now hotel |
Architectural style | Edwardian |
| Location | London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°31′49″N 0°07′13″W / 51.530151°N 0.120321°W |
Completed | 1910 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architects | Hart & Waterhouse |
Listed Building – Grade II | |
Official name | Willing House and Attached Wall With Railings |
| Designated | 14 May 1974 |
| Reference no. | 1113190 |
Willing House is an Edwardian former office building that stands on Gray's Inn Road in London. The building is Grade II listed for its historic and architectural interest.[1]
Description
Willing House was built in 1910 for the Messrs Willing advertising firm. It was designed by Alfred Henry Hart and Percy Leslie Waterhouse, using a mix of Edwardian baroque and Tudor style elements in their design. The design incorporates carvings by William Aumonier and the statue of Mercury on its roof by A. Stanley Young.[2][3] In 2003, the building was converted into a hotel.[4]
References
- ↑ "Willing House and Attached Wall With Railings, Non Civil Parish - 1113190 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
- ↑ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus, eds. (1999), London. 4: North / by Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (Repr. with corr ed.), Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, p. 331, ISBN 978-0-14-071049-6
- ↑ Gray, A. Stuart (1985). Edwardian Architecture: A Biographical Dictionary. London: Wordsworth Editions. p. 208. ISBN 0-7156-2141-6.
- ↑ Kings Cross Team and Conservation & Urban Design Team London Borough of Camden Environment Department Town Hall Extension (June 2004). "Conservation Area Statement 22".