Minerva House

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Minerva House c.1985
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Etymology Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts, trade & strategy
General information
StatusComplete
Location Southwark
Address5 Montague Close
Town or city London SE1 9BB
Country UK
Coordinates 51°30′25″N0°05′24″W / 51.506844°N 0.089897°W / 51.506844; -0.089897 Coordinates: 51°30′25″N0°05′24″W / 51.506844°N 0.089897°W / 51.506844; -0.089897
Current tenants Winckworth Sherwood LLP and Ipsos Mori
Topped-out1983
Owner Great Portland Estates
Technical details
MaterialYellow brick
Floor countSix
Design and construction
Architecture firm Twigg, Brown & Partners

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.

Contents

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 Extract from OS 1 to 1250 map of London (TQ3280SE) 1952.png
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

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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

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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[ when? ] 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

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