Minerva House

Photo of Minerva House taken circa 1985

Minerva House c. 1985.
Map of Southwalk, London showing the location of Minerva House
Etymology Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts, trade & strategy.
General information
Status Complete
Location Southwark
Address 5 Montague Close
Town or city London SE1 9BB
Country UK
Coordinates 51°30′25″N 0°05′24″W / 51.506844°N 0.089897°W / 51.506844; -0.089897Coordinates: 51°30′25″N 0°05′24″W / 51.506844°N 0.089897°W / 51.506844; -0.089897
Current tenants Winckworth Sherwood LLP and Ipsos Mori
Owner Great Portland Estates
Technical details
Material Yellow brick
Floor count Six
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.

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 two office space tenants: Winckworth Sherwood LLP and Ipsos Mori.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Stephen Richards. "Riverside, London Bridge © Stephen Richards :: Geograph Britain and Ireland". geograph.org.uk.
  2. 1 2 "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". nls.uk.
  3. ↑ "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". nls.uk.
  4. ↑ "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". nls.uk.
  5. ↑ "Minerva House sold for ｣42 million". London SE1.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Buildings". buildington.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, SE1 9DF, London: City - JLL". joneslanglasalle.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Property details for Flat 7 Minerva House 6 Montague Close London SE1 9DF - Zoopla". zoopla.co.uk.
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