Survey of London: Volume 14, St Margaret, Westminster, Part III: Whitehall II

This volume details some of the buildings on the west side of Whitehall and Parliament Street, particularly the Treasury and Privy Council Offices, and Downing Street.

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Survey of London: Volume 14, St Margaret, Westminster, Part III: Whitehall II, ed. Montagu H Cox, G Topham Forrest (London, 1931), British History Online https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol14/pt3 [accessed 26 April 2025].

Survey of London: Volume 14, St Margaret, Westminster, Part III: Whitehall II. Edited by Montagu H Cox, G Topham Forrest (London, 1931), British History Online, accessed April 26, 2025, https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol14/pt3.

Survey of London: Volume 14, St Margaret, Westminster, Part III: Whitehall II. Ed. Montagu H Cox, G Topham Forrest (London, 1931), British History Online. Web. 26 April 2025. https://prod.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol14/pt3.

Table of Contents

Title Page(s)
Plan pocket
Publishing and Survey committees iv-vii
Description of plates xi-xix
List of illustrations xix-xxii
Preface xxiii-xxiv
The Palace buildings west of Whitehall 3-9
The Holbein Gate and the Tiltyard Gallery 10-22
The Cockpit and Kent's Treasury 23-36
The Tennis Courts, etc. 37-45
The Cockpit Lodgings 46-55
Dover House 56-67
The Treasury and Privy Council Offices 68-100
Views of Whitehall from St. James's Park 101-104
Downing Street (Hampden House) 105-112
No. 10, Downing Street 113-141
No. 11, Downing Street 142-153
No. 12, Downing Street 154-159
No. 14, Downing Street 160-164
Appendix A: Busts said to be from the Holbein Gate 165-168
Appendix B: Addenda and corrigenda to vol. 13 169-170
Index 171-183
Plate 1: The western portion of the Palace of Whitehall, plans 1
Plate 2: Whitehall from St. James's Park, circa 1674 2
Plate 3: Whitehall from St. James's Park, circa 1675-6 3
Plate 4: Whitehall from St. James's Park, circa 1677 4
Plate 5: The Holbein Gate 5
Plate 6: The Holbein Gate 6
Plate 7: The Holbein Gate (geometrical elevation) 7
Plate 8: Whitehall from the south, circa 1750 8
Plate 9: Whitehall Palace (mid-16th century) 9
Plate 10: Design for alterations of the Cockpit Playhouse, 1629 10
Plate 11: Kent's Treasury, designs 11
Plate 12: Kent's Treasury, north elevation to Horse Guards Parade 12
Plate 13: Kent's Treasury, north elevation to Horse Guards Parade 13
Plate 14: Kent's Treasury, detail of upper stage and pediment 14
Plate 15: Kent's Treasury, west elevation overlooking garden 15
Plate 16: Kent's Treasury, west elevation overlooking garden 16
Plate 17: Kent's Treasury, south elevation to passage from Downing Street 17
Plate 18: Kent's Treasury, details 18
Plate 19: Kent's Treasury, general view of Board Room and furniture 19
Plate 20: Kent's Treasury, detail of Board Room 20
Plate 21: Kent's Treasury, chimneypiece in Board Room 21
Plate 22: Kent's Treasury, detail of mantelpiece in Board Room 22
Plate 23: Kent's Treasury, furniture in Board Room 23
Plate 24: Kent's Treasury, door-cases 24
Plate 25: Kent's Treasury, detail of door-case and pedestal in Board Room 25
Plate 26: Kent's Treasury, furniture 26
Plate 27: Kent's Treasury, marble mantelpieces 27
Plate 28: Kent's Treasury, marble mantelpieces 28
Plate 29: Kent's Treasury, panelling and mantelpiece in Room No. 65 29
Plate 30: Kent's Treasury, panelling and niche in Room No. 65 30
Plate 31: Kent's Treasury, detail of marble mantelpiece in Room No. 22 31
Plate 32: Kent's Treasury, door-case and chimneypiece in Room No. 21 32
Plate 33: Kent's Treasury, Venetian window in Room No. 21 33
Plate 34: Kent's Treasury, detail of Venetian window in Room No. 21 34
Plate 35: Kent's Treasury, deal mantelpiece in Room No. 11 35
Plate 36: The Tennis Court, 1793" 36
Plate 37: Plan of premises leased to the Earl of Danby in 1676 37
Plate 38: Sir Matthew Featherstonehaugh's house, elevations 38
Plate 39: Sir Matthew Featherstonehaugh's house, plans 39
Plate 40: Sir Matthew Featherstonehaugh's house, plans 40
Plate 41: Sir Matthew Featherstonehaugh's house, section 41
Plate 42: The Duke of York's House and Melbourne House, views 42
Plate 43: Dover House, elevation to Horse Guards Parade 43
Plate 44: Dover House, elevation to Horse Guards Parade 44
Plate 45: Dover House, elevation to Whitehall 45
Plate 46: Dover House, elevation to Whitehall 46
Plate 47: Dover House, ground and first-floor plans 47
Plate 48: Dover House, longitudinal section 48
Plate 49: Dover House, stairs leading from circular hall to upper hall 49
Plate 50: Dover House, details in Room No. 4 50
Plate 51: Dover House, interior views, 1885 51
Plate 52: Dover House, upper hall 52
Plate 53: Dover House, ceiling in Room No. 21 53
Plate 54: Dover House, marble mantelpieces 54
Plate 55: Dover House, mantelpiece in Room No. 19 55
Plate 56: Dover House, interior details 56
Plate 57: Dorset House, plans, 1754 57
Plate 58: The Old Tennis Court, conjectural restoration, and view in 1815 58
Plate 59: The Old Tennis Court, views in 1816 and 1809 59
Plate 60: Plan of the Treasury Passage and adjoining premises, 1824 60
Plate 61: Plan of the Treasury, Tennis Court, etc., in 1793 61
Plate 62: Offices of the Board of Trade, 1823 62
Plate 63: The Board of Trade and the Old Treasury, views 63
Plate 64: The Board of Trade, 1823 64
Plate 65: Details of the Board of Trade Board Room 65
Plate 66: The King Street Gate 66
Plate 67: Plan of the Parliament Street improvement 67
Plate 68: Plan of the site of the Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices, 1824 68
Plate 69: Elevation to Whitehall of Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices (Soane), detail 69
Plate 70: Elevation to Whitehall of Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices (Soane) 70
Plate 71: View of the new Public Offices, Whitehall 71
Plate 72: The new Treasury, 1828 72
Plate 73: The south-east corner of the Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices (Soane) 73
Plate 74: Plan of Board of Trade and Privy Council Offices, 1844 74
Plate 75: Barry's design of elevation of present Treasury and Privy Council offices 75
Plate 76: Barry's design of elevation of Privy Council Office to Downing Street 76
Plate 77: Plans of proposed alterations to Privy Council, Board of Trade and Home Offices, 1845 77
Plate 78: The new Treasury Offices, Whitehall 78
Plate 79: Treasury Buildings, elevation to Whitehall looking south-west 79