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History of Westminster · Historic England

Westminster is home to a World Heritage Site: Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church

In Westminster, 49% of homes date from before 1919. Historic England lists 3,887 buildings inside Westminster’s built-up area, 191 for every 10,000 residents. It also has 3 scheduled monuments. We have photos of 556 of its listed buildings and 5 old views of the town. Westminster grades A+ for history: #1 of 33 in London.

203Grade I361Grade II*1840old map3scheduled monuments50on Harley Street W1
Listed buildings
3,887
191 per 10,000 residents
Grade I
203
exceptional interest
Grade II*
361
more than special interest
Scheduled monuments
3
27 registered parks & gardens
Homes built before 1919
49%
typical UK town 15%
In pictures

Westminster in 574 photos and old views

Nearly every Grade I and II* building, photographed, and the town before 1950. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.

Westminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter)Westminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter)Grade I listedNational GalleryNational GalleryGrade I listedPimlico GardensPimlico GardensGrade II park or garden104, Harley Street W1104, Harley Street W1Grade II listed46-63 Chester Square Including No. 39 Eccleston Street46-63 Chester Square Including No. 39 Eccleston StreetGrade II listed+569See all photos

Photos from Wikimedia Commons and Geograph, copied to our own server, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the building’s page or its official list entry.

Through time

Westminster from 1815 to 1890

An old map and 5 old photos and postcards, in date order. All public domain, made before 1950.

A Panoramic View of London, from the Tower of St. Margaret's Church, Westminster (detail 04, Palace of Westminster)1815
GeorgianA Panoramic View of London, from the Tower of St. Margaret's Church, Westminste…Photo: Pierre Prévost · Public domain
(1840) Distribution of Attorneys in London, Districts of Westminster Hall Courts1840
Old map(1840) Distribution of Attorneys in London, Districts of Westminster Hall CourtsMap: Scan courtesy of The British Library · Public domain
LONDON ILLUSTR(1872) p1.041 WESTMINSTER, NEW BRIDGEc. 1872
VictorianLONDON ILLUSTR(1872) p1.041 WESTMINSTER, NEW BRIDGEPhoto: British Library · Public domain
LONDON ILLUSTR(1872) p1.045 WESTMINSTER ABBEYc. 1872
VictorianLONDON ILLUSTR(1872) p1.045 WESTMINSTER ABBEYPhoto: British Library · Public domain
From ‘Up the River from Westminster to Windsor and Oxford; a descriptive panorama of Thames Scenery’1879
VictorianFrom ‘Up the River from Westminster to Windsor and Oxford; a descriptive panora…Photo: The British Library · No restrictions
Westminster Abbey, London, Englandc. 1890
VictorianWestminster Abbey, London, EnglandPhoto: Photochrom Print Collection · Public domain

Public domain, from Wikimedia Commons, copied to our own server. Each credit opens the image’s page with its full description and history.

The map

Where Westminster’s history is

Every Grade I and II* building, monument and historic park, over the age of each neighbourhood’s homes.

Berkeley Square, registered park or gardenBrunel Estate, registered park or gardenBuckingham Palace, registered park or gardenDolphin Square Gardens, registered park or gardenEccleston Square, registered park or gardenGreen Park, registered park or gardenGrosvenor Square, registered park or gardenHyde Park, registered park or gardenKensington Gardens, registered park or gardenLandscape to Churchill Gardens Estate, registered park or gardenParliament Square, registered park or gardenPimlico Gardens, registered park or gardenPortman Square and Manchester Square, registered park or gardenROYAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA and RANELAGH GARDENS, registered park or gardenRegent's Park, registered park or gardenSt George's Square Garden, registered park or gardenSt James's Park, registered park or gardenSt James's Square, registered park or gardenThe Grosvenor Estate: Belgrave Square, registered park or gardenThe Grosvenor Estate: Chester Square, registered park or gardenThe Grosvenor Estate: Eaton Square, registered park or gardenThe Grosvenor Estate: Wilton Crescent, registered park or gardenThe Water Gardens Designed Landscape, registered park or gardenTrafalgar Square, registered park or gardenVictoria Embankment Gardens, registered park or gardenVictoria Tower Gardens, registered park or gardenWarwick Square, registered park or gardenA subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1, scheduled monumentThe Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey, scheduled monumentThe Jewel Tower, scheduled monumentAspinall Curzon, And Stable Quarters at Rear, Grade II*Baker Street Station: Main Entrance Building and Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith and City Line Platforms (Nos 1-6) Including Retaining Wall to Approach Road, Grade II*Belgian Monument to the British Nation, Grade II*Bourdon House, Grade II*Bridge, Grade II*Broadcasting House, Grade II*Buckingham Gate Lodge,Gate Piers,Gates and Railings, Grade II*Canada House (Including the Former Royal College of Physicians), Grade II*Cannon Row Police Station, Grade II*Carlton Club, Grade II*Chapel (Only) to the Hospital of St John and St Elizabeth, Grade II*Charlwood and Morgan Houses, Hostel, Community Centre, Boiler House and Walls, Grade II*Christ Church, Grade II*Church of Notre Dame de France, Grade II*Church of St Cyprian, Clarence Gate, Grade II*Church of St Gabriel, Grade II*Church of St James, Grade II*Church of St John the Baptist (St John's Wood Chapel), Grade II*Church of St Mark, Grade II*Church of St Mary, Grade II*Church of St Mary, Grade II*Church of St Mary of the Angels (Roman Catholic), Grade II*Church of St Matthew, Grade II*Church of St Paul, Grade II*Church of St Peter, Grade II*Church of St Stephen, Grade II*Church of the Annuciation, Grade II*Church of the Immaculate Conception, Grade II*Clergy House and Archbishop's House, Grade II*Covent Garden Market Building, Grade II*Crewe House, Grade II*Criterion Theatre and Restaurant, Grade II*Crockers Public House, Grade II*Devonshire House Gates to Green Park and Gatepiers (Opposite to Number 90 Piccadilly), Grade II*Devonshire Lodge, Grade II*Diocesean Hall, Grade II*Drinking Fountain in the forecourt of Hertford House (The Wallace Collection), Grade II*Dudley House, Grade II*Electricity Transformer Station, Grade II*Elephant and Rhinoceros Pavilion, London Zoo, Grade II*Fairchild House and Garden Walls, Grade II*Flying Horse Public House, Grade II*Forecourt Railings and Gate Piers to Number 21, Grade II*Former Law Fire Insurance Office Number 16 (Excluding the Former Numbers 13 and 14/15), Grade II*Former Midland Bank, Grade II*Former New Scotland Yard, Norman Shaw South Building, Grade II*Former Paymaster Generals Office Former Paymaster Generals Office (The Parliamentary Counsel), Grade II*Forsyth House, Pimlico Tram Public House and garden walls, Grade II*Fountains and Terrace Walls with Lampstandards, Steps and Stone Bollards Enclosing the Square, Grade II*Gates and Piers Between Norman Shaw North and South Buildings, Former New Scotland Yard, Grade II*Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Queen's Gate, Grade II*Gates, Railings and Gate Piers to Number 2 Temple Place, Grade II*Goodyer House, Grade II*Government Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food Government Offices, Ministry of Agriculture Fisheries and Food West Block, Grade II*Grosvenor Hotel, Grade II*Guards Chapel, Wellington Barracks, Grade II*Gwydyr House (Welsh Office), Grade II*Hallfield School, Grade II*Hampden House, Grade II*Hanover Gate Lodge, Grade II*Hanover Lodge, Grade II*Harrington House, Grade II*Henry Wise House, Grade II*Her Majesty's Theatre, Grade II*Hogarth House, Grade II*Kent Terrace, Grade II*King Solomon Academy, Grade II*Lancaster Corner Porchester Lodge, Grade II*Lansdowne Club, Grade II*Lock's of St James's, Grade II*London House, Grade II*Lord High Admiral Public House, Grade II*Lyceum Theatre, Grade II*Machine Gun Corps Memorial, Grade II*Meard Street W1, Grade II*Memorial to Emmeline and Christabel Pankhurst, Grade II*Messrs Goode, Grade II*Methodist Central Hall, Westminster, Grade II*Middlesex Guildhall, Grade II*Middlesex Hospital Chapel, Grade II*New Government Offices (HM Treasury) and archway link with Foreign Office at east end of King Charles Street, Grade II*New Victoria Theatre, Grade II*Ninth Church of Christ Scientist, Grade II*No. 5, HAMILTON PLACE, Grade II*Nos 24 and 24a to 48 (consecutive) including Nos 72 and 72a Elizabeth Street, Grade II*Nos. 1-31, EATON PLACE; Nos. 17, 18 AND 19 BELGRAVE PLACE AND ADJOINING MEWS ARCH, Grade II*Number 7 (Including Former Number 6), Grade II*Numbers 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10 and 11, Lord North Street, Grade II*Our Lady of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, Grade II*Oxford and Cambridge University Club, Grade II*Paddington British Rail Maintenance Depot, East Block, Grade II*Paddington British Rail Maintenance Depot, West Block, Grade II*Palace Theatre, Grade II*Parkinson House, Grade II*Part of Aspinall Curzon, Grade II*Part of the Devonshire Club, Grade II*Piccadilly Hotel, Grade II*Playground railings to St James The Less Parish Rooms and Schools, Grade II*Porchester Centre, Grade II*Premises of Messrs Liberty and Company Limited (Tudor Building), Grade II*Presbytery of St Mary of the Angels Roman Catholic Church, Grade II*Prince Alfred Public House, Grade II*Prototype K2 telephone kiosk to western side of entrance portal of Burlington House, Grade II*Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross, Grade II*Railings Gates and Gate Piers to Number 12, Grade II*Railings and Gate Piers to Number 49, Grade II*Railings and Gatepiers Gates to Number 24, Grade II*Railings either side of Tower Porch at Church of St James The Less, Grade II*Repton House, Grade II*Richmond House, incorporating Nos. 1-8 Richmond Terrace, Grade II*Roman Catholic Church of St James (Spanish Place), Grade II*Roman Catholic Church of St Patricks, Grade II*Royal Academy including Burlington House and Galleries and Royal Academy Schools Buildings, Grade II*Royal Academy of Arts, Grade II*Royal Artillery Memorial of the South African War, Grade II*Royal Courts of Justice: West Green Building, Grade II*Royal Geographical Society, Grade II*Royal Horticultural Society New Hall, Grade II*Royal United Services Institute, Grade II*Russian Orthodox Patriarchial Church of the Assumption of All Saints, Grade II*Sanderson Hotel (formerly Sanderson House), Grade II*Savoy Chapel (The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy), Grade II*Schomberg House, Grade II*Seaford House and Gate Piers, Grade II*Selfridges, Grade II*Shelter Alcove (Opposite the North End of the Serpentine), Grade II*Simpsons, Grade II*Snowdon Aviary London Zoo, Grade II*South Africa House, Grade II*St George's Hospital St George's Hospital and Attached Drinking Fountain, Grade II*St Martin in the Fields Secondary School, Grade II*St Martin's Vestry Hall, Grade II*St Martin's Vicarage, Grade II*Statue of Field Marshal Earl Haig, Grade II*Statue of Marshal Foch, Grade II*Stourhead House and Pride of Pimlico Public House, Grade II*Tate Gallery, Grade II*The Argyll Public House, Grade II*The Cavalry Club, Grade II*The Civil Service Rifles War Memorial, Grade II*The Coliseum Theatre (English National Opera), Grade II*The Economist group (including office tower, residential block, former bank and podium), Grade II*The French Protestant Church, Grade II*The Garrick Club, Grade II*The Garrick Theatre, Grade II*The Grosvenor Chapel, Grade II*The Islamic Cultural Centre and The London Central Mosque, Grade II*The Law Society, Grade II*The Learned Societies, Forecourt Buildings to Burlington House, Grade II*The London Palladium Theatre, Grade II*The National Liberal Club, Grade II*The Old Curiosity Shop, Grade II*The Pavilion at Lord's Cricket Ground, Grade II*The Rifle Brigade War Memorial, Grade II*The Ritz Hotel, Grade II*The Royal Air Force Memorial, Whitehall Stairs, Grade II*The Royal Automobile Club, Grade II*The Royal College of Surgeons, Grade II*The Royal Institute of British Architects, Grade II*The Royal Naval Division War Memorial, Grade II*The Savile Club, Grade II*The Savoy Theatre, Grade II*The Wolseley 157-160 Piccadilly including 1-3 Arlington Street, Grade II*Time and Life Building, Grade II*Tower of St Anne's Church, Soho, Grade II*Two Temple Place, Grade II*Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral, Grade II*Uxbridge House, Grade II*Victoria Palace Theatre, Grade II*WESTMINSTER COLLEGE (1950s BUILDING), Grade II*War Office War Office (Ministry of Defence), Grade II*Wentworth House, Grade II*Whitehall Court, Grade II*Wimbourne House, Grade II*Winged Figure, including plinth and applied lettering, Grade II*Wyndhams Theatre, Grade II*Zimbabwe House, Grade II*1 and 2 Millbank, The Church Commissioners (including No 3 Great College Street, No 2 Great Peter Street and Nos 5 and 7 Little College Street), Grade II*1 and 2 St James's Street, including 64 Pall Mall, Grade II*1 and 2, Robert Street, Grade II*1 and 2, Smith Square SW1, Grade II*1, Barton Street SW1, Grade II*1, Carlton Gardens SW1, Grade II*1, Cowley Street SW1, Grade II*1-10, Grosvenor Crescent SW1, Grade II*1-10, Victoria Square SW1, Grade II*1-4, Pickering Place SW1, Grade II*1-4, Suffolk Place SW1, Grade II*1-7, Meard Street W1, Grade II*1-8, Goodwin's Court WC2, Grade II*10 and 12, Palace Court W2, Grade II*10, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*103-118, Eaton Square SW1, Grade II*106, Harley Street W1, Grade II*107 and 109, Harley Street W1, Grade II*11 and 12, North Audley Street W1, Grade II*11, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*11, Golden Square W1, Grade II*11, Great George Street SW1, Grade II*11, Hertford Street W1, Grade II*11, Savile Row W1, Grade II*11, St James's Square SW1, Grade II*11-14, Barton Street SW1, Grade II*115, Harley Street W1, Grade II*12, South Audley Street W1, Grade II*12, Victoria Square SW1, Grade II*12-14, Suffolk Street SW1, Grade II*121, Harley Street W1, Grade II*13, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*13, Cowley Street SW1, Grade II*13, Harley Street W1, Grade II*13, Soho Square W1, Grade II*13, St James's Square SW1, Grade II*13-18, Victoria Square SW1, Grade II*13-19, Lord North Street, Grade II*13-21, Meard Street W1, Grade II*14, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*14, Cowley Street SW1, Grade II*14, Hay's Mews W1, Grade II*14, Savile Row W1, Grade II*15 St George Street, Grade II*15, Cowley Street SW1, Grade II*15, Frith Street W1, Grade II*156-162, Oxford Street W1, Grade II*16 and 17, Cowley Street SW1, Grade II*16, Buckingham Gate SW1, Grade II*16, Great College Street SW1, Grade II*17 and 18, Great College Street, Grade II*17, Albemarle Street W1, Grade II*17, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*17, South Molton Street W1, Grade II*17-21, Portland Place W1, Grade II*170, Queen's Gate SW7, Grade II*18, Adam Street WC2, Grade II*18, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*18, Cavendish Square W1, Grade II*18, Cowley Street SW1, Grade II*19, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*19, Cowley Street SW1, Grade II*19, Great College Street SW1, Grade II*19, Hill Street W1, Grade II*19-25, Victoria Square SW1, Grade II*2 and 3, Cowley Street SW1, Grade II*2, Carlton Gardens SW1, Grade II*2, John Adam Street WC2, Grade II*2-10, Tavistock Street WC2, Grade II*2-6, Meard Street W1, Grade II*20, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*20, Hanover Square, Grade II*20-22, Suffolk Street SW1, Grade II*21, Arlington Street SW1, Grade II*21, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*22, Charles Street W1, Grade II*229, Strand WC2, Grade II*24A, Old Burlington Street W1, Grade II*26, Soho Square W1, Grade II*26, St James's Place, Grade II*26-30, Portland Place W1, Grade II*27, Southampton Street WC2, Grade II*27-35 Portland Place, Grade II*29, Sackville Street W1, Grade II*3 and 5, Porchester Terrace W2, Grade II*3, Barton Street SW1, Grade II*3, Carlton Gardens SW1, Grade II*3, Cavendish Square W1, Grade II*3, Robert Street WC2, Grade II*3, Savile Row W1, Grade II*3, St James's Street SW1, Grade II*3-11, Upper Belgrave Street SW1, Grade II*3-5, Smith Square SW1, Grade II*31, St Martin's Lane WC2, Grade II*33, St James's Square SW1, Grade II*33, Upper Brook Street W1, Grade II*34, Grosvenor Street W1, Grade II*34, Haymarket SW1, Grade II*34-52, Portland Place W1, Grade II*36, Sackville Street W1, Grade II*36, Upper Brook Street W1, Grade II*37 and 38, Charles Street W1, Grade II*37, Harley Street W1, Grade II*37, King Street WC2, Grade II*38, Grosvenor Square W1, Grade II*39 and 39a Brook Street and 22 Avery Row, Grade II*39, Charles Street W1, Grade II*4 and 6, John Adam Street, Grade II*4, Haymarket SW1, Grade II*4, St James's Place SW1, Grade II*4, St James's Square SW1, Grade II*4-34, Eaton Place SW1, Grade II*4-6, Barton Street SW1, Grade II*40, Charles Street W1, Grade II*41, Charles Street W1, Grade II*41-47, Portland Place W1, Grade II*43, King Street WC2, Grade II*43, Parliament Street SW1, Grade II*434-437, Strand WC2, Grade II*44, Parliament Street SW1, Grade II*46, Grosvenor Street W1, Grade II*47, Berkeley Square W1, Grade II*47, Parliament Street SW1, Grade II*49, Belgrave Square SW1, Grade II*49, St James's Street SW1, Grade II*5, Pickering Place SW1, Grade II*5, Suffolk Street SW1, Grade II*5-13, Mansfield Street W1, Grade II*50, Albemarle Street W1, Grade II*51-62, Eaton Square SW1, Grade II*54, Mount Street, W1, Grade II*56 and 58, Portland Place W1, Grade II*59 and 61, Riding House Street W1, Grade II*59-67, Portland Place W1, Grade II*6 1/2 and 7, Suffolk Street SW1, Grade II*6 and 7 Brunswick Place, Grade II*6, Frith Street W1, Grade II*6, Smith Square SW1, Grade II*6, Suffolk Street SW1, Grade II*6-10, Adam Street WC2, Grade II*6-12, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade II*60, Frith Street W1, Grade II*61 and 63, New Cavendish Street W1, Grade II*67 and 68, Dean Street W1, Grade II*67-71, Eaton Square SW1, Grade II*69 and 71, Harley Street W1, Grade II*7, Albemarle Street W1, Grade II*7-9, Smith Square SW1, Grade II*71, South Audley Street W1, Grade II*72, Brook Street W1, Grade II*72, Park Street W1, Grade II*73, South Audley Street W1, Grade II*73-82, Eaton Square SW1, Grade II*74, South Audley Street W1, Grade II*74, St James Street SW1, Grade II*75, Harley Street W1, Grade II*75, Portland Place W1, Grade II*76, Brook Street W1, Grade II*76, Dean Street W1, Grade II*77, Harley Street W1, Grade II*78, Dean Street W1, Grade II*78, Harley Street, Grade II*8 to 23 Eaton Square including 57 Lower Belgrave Street, Grade II*8, 9 and 11, Suffolk Street SW1, Grade II*8, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*8, Clifford Street W1, Grade II*82, New Cavendish Street W1, Grade II*83 and 85, Harley Street W1, Grade II*83-102, Eaton Square SW1, Grade II*84, Margaret Street W1, Grade II*87 and 88, St James's Street SW1, Grade II*88, Brook Street W1, Grade II*88, Dean Street W1, Grade II*88, Harley Street W1, Grade II*9 and 10, Barton Street SW1, Grade II*9 and 10, South Audley Street W1, Grade II*9 and 11, Meard Street W1, Grade II*9, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade II*9, Conduit Street W1, Grade II*9, Little College Street SW1, Grade II*9, St James's Square SW1, Grade II*90, Jermyn Street SW1, Grade II*92 and 94, Harley Street W1, Grade II*92-96, Portland Place W1, Grade II*Abbey Precinct Wall, Grade IAdmiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and Steps, Grade IAdmiralty House, Grade IAlbany Courtyard, Grade IAll Saints Church and Numbers 7 and 8: All Saints Church House and Vestry, Including Railings to Basement Area and Attached Pair of Lamp Standards, Grade IApartment 5, St James' Palace, Grade IApsley House, Grade IBanqueting House, Grade IBluecoat School (National Trust), Grade IBodley House Chambers B1 to 6, C1 to 6, D1 to 6, E1 to 6, F1 to 3, G1 to 3, H1 to 6, I1 to 6, K1 to 6 and L1 to 6, Grade IBoodle's Club, Grade IBridgewater House, Grade IBrook's Club (South of Number 60), Grade IBuckingham Palace, Grade IBuckingham Palace Boundary Walls Enclosing Grounds Walls to Buckingham Palace Gardens, Grade IBuckingham Palace Forecourt Gate Piers, Gates, Railings and Lamps, Grade IBuckingham Palace Gates, Railings, Piers and Gate Piers with Lamps Fronting Buckingham Gate and As Entrance to Ambassadors' Court, Grade IBuckingham Palace Lodge to North of Entrance to Royal Mews Buckingham Palace Lodges North and South Entrance to Royal Mews, Grade IBuckingham Palace Lodge to South of Entrance to Royal Mews Buckingham Palace Lodges North and South Entrance to Royal Mews, Grade IBuckingham Palace Riding School, Grade IBuckingham Palace, Wall Linking Palace and Riding School, Along Buckingham Palace Road, Grade ICatholic Apostolic Church and Church House, Grade IChandos House, Grade IChatham House, Grade IChimps Breeding Colony the Gorilla House, Grade IChurch of All Souls, Langham Place, Grade IChurch of St Augustine, Grade IChurch of St Barnabas, Grade IChurch of St Clement Danes, Grade IChurch of St George, Vestry and Obelisks, Grade IChurch of St James The Less, Grade IChurch of St James's Piccadilly, Grade IChurch of St Margaret, Westminster, Grade IChurch of St Mark's, Grade IChurch of St Martin in the Fields, Grade IChurch of St Mary, Grade IChurch of St Mary Magdalene, Grade IChurch of St Mary le Strand, Grade IChurch of St Marylebone, Grade IChurch of St Paul Church of St Paul Covent Garden, Grade IChurch of St Peters, Grade IChurch of the Holy Trinity, Grade IChurchyard Walls and Railings Surrounding Church of St Martin in the Fields on North, South, East and West Sides, Grade IClarence House, Grade ICleopatra's Needle, Grade IClerk of the Works Office and the Remains of the Chapel of St Catherine Little Cloisters Lodgings, Grade IDean's Residence, Queen's Chapel, Grade IDean's Yard, Grade IDean's Yard, Grade IDecimus Burton Screen (Apsley Gate), Grade IDoric Villa, Grade IDover House Scottish Office, Grade IDuke of York Column and Steps, Grade IForecourt Garden Railings and Gatepiers to Numbers 1 to 20 (Consecutive) Forecourt Garden Railings and Gatepiers to Numbers 1 to 20 (Consecutive) Hanover Terrace, Grade IForecourt Railings, Gates and Guardhouses to Horseguards, Grade IForecourt Railings, Piers and Gates to Apsley House, Grade IForeign and Commonwealth Office with Home Office the Foreign Office the Foreign Office (Foreign and Commonwealth Office with Home Office), Grade IFormer Dock Retaining Walls to Moat Around Jewel House, Grade IFormer New Scotland Yard, Norman Shaw North Building, Grade IGarden Railings in Front of Sussex Place, Grade IGarden Railings to Park Front of Number 1-33, Grade IGarden Railings to Park Front of Numbers 1 to 18, Grade IGarden Railings to Park Front of Numbers 34 to 47, Grade IGates, Railings, Gate Piers to New Palace Yard, Houses of Parliament, Grade IGreek Cathedral of Aghia Sophia and Presbytery, Grade IGrosvenor Estate Office, Grade IHanover Terrace, Grade IHoly Trinity Church, Grade IHome House (Courtauld Institute), Grade IHorse Guards, Grade IHouse of St Barnabas, Grade IHouses of Parliament and The Palace of Westminster, Grade IInstitute of Directors, Grade ILancaster House, Grade ILittle Dean's Yard Ashburnham House, Grade ILittle Deans Yard, Grade ILittle Deans Yard (College of Westminster School), Grade ILittle Deans Yard Staircase to Doorway and Gateway to School and Busby Library, Grade ILondon Underground Headquarters Including St James's Park Underground Station, Grade IMarlborough House with Enclosing Forecourt Walls and East Service/Stable Wing, Grade IMelbourne House (A1 to A15), Grade IMinistry of Defence, Containing Sixteenth Century Undercroft and Historic Rooms Numbers 13, 24, 25, 27 and 79, Grade INational Gallery, Grade INational Portrait Gallery, Grade INaval and Military Club, Grade INew West End Synagogue, Grade INo. 25, BROOK STREET, Grade INorth Screen to Buckingham Palace Forecourt with Gateway to Gardens, Grade INos. 14-22, 22A and 24, QUEEN ANNE'S GATE, Grade INuffield Lodge, Grade INumbers 1 to 12 Park Square West, Grade INumbers 1-9 Including Railings to North and East, Grade INumbers 10 to 18 (Including the Institute of Contemporary Arts) and Railings to North and West, Grade INumbers 18 to 26 (Including the Former Number 27), Grade IOxford University Press, Grade IPaddington Station Including the Lawn, GWR Office Block on London Street and Offices Along Eastbourne Terrace, Grade IPark Front Garden Railings to Numbers 19 and 20, Grade IPart of Royal Institution, Grade IPenguin Pool, Grade IPrince Consort National Memorial (Albert Memorial), Grade IQueen Alexandra Memorial, Grade IQueen Mary's Steps and Fragment of Whitehall Palace, Grade IQueen Victoria Memorial, Grade IQueen Victoria Memorial Gates and Gatepiers, Balustrades, Steps and Retaining Wall with Fountain Framing West End of the Mall, Grade IQueen's Chapel, Grade IQuo Vadis Restaurant, Grade IRoyal Albert Hall, Grade IRoyal Artillery Memorial, Grade IRoyal Courts of Justice: The Law Courts, Screen Walls, Gates, Railings and Lamps, Grade IRoyal Intitute of British Architects Drawings Collection, Grade IRoyal Opera Arcades (including No 24 Charles II Street and No 5B Pall Mall), Grade IRoyal Opera House, Grade ISainsbury Wing at the National Gallery, Grade IScreen Walls, Gates, Railings and Lamps to the Law Courts, Grade IShaftesbury Memorial Fountain Eros, Grade ISomerset House and King's College Old Building, Grade ISouth Screen to Buckingham Palace Forecourt Backing Onto Ambassadors' Court, Grade ISpanish Embassy, Grade ISpencer House, Grade ISt James The Less Parish Rooms and Schools, Grade ISt James's Club, Grade ISt James's Palace St James's Palace, Garden Walls, Marlborough Gate Etc, Grade ISt. John's Smith Square, Grade IStatue of Charles I, Grade IStatue of George III in Somerset House Quadrangle, Grade IStatue of James II in Front of National Gallery West Wing, Grade IStatue of Queen Anne Against North Flank of Number 15 Queen Anne's Gate, Grade IStatue of William III (In Centre of Square), Grade IStratford House, The Oriental Club, Grade ISummer House in Buckingham Palace Garden, Grade ITerraces and Ornamental Walls of Bridgewater House on Green Park Side, Grade IThe Admiralty and the Admiralty Screen, Grade IThe Athenaeum, Grade IThe Cenotaph, Grade IThe Deanery and Sub Dean's Residence with the Jericho Parlour, Grade IThe Edith Cavell Memorial, Grade IThe Great Cloisters,Including St Faiths Chapel,The Chapter House,The Parlour,Numbers 1 and 2 the Cloisters,The Dark Cloisters and Dormitory with the Chapel of St Dunstan (School and Busby Library), Grade IThe Guards Memorial, Grade IThe Haymarket Theatre (Theatre Royal), Grade IThe Jewel House (Or Tower) of the Palace of Westminster, Grade IThe Marble Arch, Grade IThe Nelson Monument (Nelson's Column), Grade IThe Reform Club, Grade IThe Royal Institution, Grade IThe Royal Mews at Buckingham Palace, Grade IThe Royal Overseas League, Including Rutland House and Its Former Gatehouse, Number 16 Arlington Street, And Vernon House to the South, Grade IThe Royal Society of Arts, Grade IThe Travellers Club, Grade IThe Waterloo Vase in Buckingham Palace Garden, Grade ITheatre Royal Drury Lane and Attached Sir Augustus Harris Memorial Drinking Fountain, Grade ITreasury Buildings Treasury Buildings (Cabinet Office and Privy Council Office), Grade IUlster Place, Grade IVictoria Tower Lodge and Gates to Black Rod Garden, Grade IWellington Arch, Grade IWestminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter), Grade IWestminster Cathedral, Grade IWhite's Club, Grade IYork Water Gate, Grade I1 to 26 Sussex Place London Graduate School of Business Studies, Grade I1-11, Belgrave Square SW1, Grade I1-17 Ulster Terrace, Grade I1-18, York Terrace East NW1, Grade I1-21, Cornwall Terrace NW1, Grade I1-33, York Terrace West NW1, Grade I1-43, Clarence Terrace NW1, Grade I1-5, Regent's Park NW1, Grade I1-6, Park Crescent W1, Grade I10, Downing Street SW1, Grade I10, Hertford Street W1, Grade I10, Portman Close W1, Grade I11, Downing Street SW1, Grade I12, Belgrave Square SW1, Grade I12, Buckingham Street WC2, Grade I13-23, Belgrave Square SW1, Grade I15, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade I15, St James's Square SW1, Grade I17 and 19, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade I17, Hill Street W1, Grade I18, Suffolk Street SW1, Grade I180, Ebury Street SW1, Grade I19,19A and 20, Broad Sanctuary SW1, Grade I20 and 21, St James's Square SW1, Grade I21 and 23, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade I25, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade I25-36, Belgrave Square SW1, Grade I26-32, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade I3-6, Grafton Street W1, Grade I30, Curzon Street W1, Grade I31, Old Burlington Street W1, Grade I34, York Terrace West NW1, Grade I35-46, York Terrace West NW1, Grade I36, Craven Street WC2, Grade I38-48, Belgrave Square SW1, Grade I40, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade I42, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade I44, Berkeley Square W1, Grade I44, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade I45 and 46, Berkeley Square W1, Grade I46, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade I47, York Terrace West NW1, Grade I5-13, Queen Anne's Gate SW1, Grade I8-12, York Gate NW1, Grade I93, Park Lane W1, Grade I
Grade IGrade II*Scheduled monumentPark or garden400 m from Admiralty Arch
Homes built before 1919, by neighbourhoodunder 10%10–25%25–50%50%+
32 of 203Grade I buildings stand within 400 m of Admiralty Arch, a five-minute walk. So do 185 of the 3,887 listed buildings.
68 of 123neighbourhoods have mostly pre-1919 homes; in the oldest, 99% were built before 1919.

Hover a dot for its name; tap one with a photo to open it.

3,887 listed buildings by grade
203 Grade I361 Grade II*3,323 Grade II

Historic England lists buildings in three grades: Grade I for buildings of exceptional interest (about 2.5% of all listed buildings), Grade II* for particularly important buildings of more than special interest (about 5.8%), and Grade II for buildings of special interest (about 91.7%). Listing protects the whole building, inside and out.

Every entry on the National Heritage List for England whose point lies inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary. One list entry can cover a terrace or a group of buildings. Neighbourhood dots: the population-weighted centre of each Census 2021 output area, coloured by its neighbourhood’s (LSOA’s) share of homes built before 1919 (Valuation Office Agency, March 2025).

Grade I

The 203 Grade I listed buildings in Westminster

Buildings of exceptional interest, about 2.5% of all listed buildings; 32 of these stand within 400 m of Admiralty Arch. 199 are photographed. Each opens its own page, with the official list entry.

Church · listed 1958Westminster AbbeyOn the list as Westminster Abbey (The Collegiate Church of St Peter)Photo: Σπάρτακος · CC BY-SA 3.0
Walls & gates · listed 1970Admiralty ArchOn the list as Admiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and StepsPhoto: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1958AlbanyOn the list as Albany CourtyardPhoto: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0
House · listed 1970Apsley HousePhoto: Anthony O'Neil · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1954Blewcoat SchoolOn the list as Bluecoat School (National Trust)Photo: Tkeator · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1958Brooks'sOn the list as Brook's Club (South of Number 60)Photo: Ricardalovesmonuments · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 1958St Clement DanesOn the list as Church of St Clement DanesPhoto: Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1958St James the Less, PimlicoOn the list as Church of St James The LessPhoto: The National Churches Trust · CC BY 2.0
Church · listed 1958St Margaret's ChurchOn the list as Church of St Margaret, WestminsterPhoto: Ermell · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 1958St Mark's, MayfairOn the list as Church of St Mark'sPhoto: The Voice of Hassocks · Public domain
Church · listed 1958St Martin-in-the-FieldsOn the list as Church of St Martin in the FieldsPhoto: Unknown photographer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church · listed 1958St Mary le StrandOn the list as Church of St Mary le StrandPhoto: GVR · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church · listed 1954St Peter, Vere StreetOn the list as Church of St PetersPhoto: Philafrenzy · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1958Hakluyt's HouseOn the list as Dean's YardPhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Walls & gates · listed 1970Hyde Park Corner ScreenOn the list as Decimus Burton Screen (Apsley Gate)Photo: Peter Trimming · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1970Dover HouseOn the list as Dover House Scottish OfficePhoto: Paul the Archivist · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1970Duke of York ColumnOn the list as Duke of York Column and StepsPhoto: Unknown photographer · Public domain
Public · listed 1970Foreign Office buildingOn the list as Foreign and Commonwealth Office with Home Office the Foreign Office the Foreign Office (Foreign and Commonwealth Office with Home Office)Photo: Adrian Pingstone · Public domain
Walls & gates · listed 1970Jewel HouseOn the list as Former Dock Retaining Walls to Moat Around Jewel HousePhoto: Son of Groucho · CC BY 2.0
House · listed 1970Norman Shaw North BuildingOn the list as Former New Scotland Yard, Norman Shaw North BuildingPhoto: Man vyi · Public domain
House · listed 1987Saint Sophia Cathedral, LondonOn the list as Greek Cathedral of Aghia Sophia and PresbyteryPhoto: Ricardalovesmonuments · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1954Home HouseOn the list as Home House (Courtauld Institute)Photo: Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1970Horse GuardsPhoto: Unknown photographer · CC BY-SA 3.0
Public · listed 1970Palace of WestminsterOn the list as Houses of Parliament and The Palace of WestminsterPhoto: Terry Ott from Washington, DC Metro Area, United States of America · CC BY 2.0
House · listed 1958Ashburnham HouseOn the list as Little Dean's Yard Ashburnham HousePhoto: Henry Dixon · Public domain
Walls & gates · listed 1970Marlborough HouseOn the list as Marlborough House with Enclosing Forecourt Walls and East Service/Stable WingPhoto: CMallwitz · Public domain
House · listed 1958Melbourne HouseOn the list as Melbourne House (A1 to A15)Photo: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA · CC BY 2.0
House · listed 1970Ministry of Defence Main BuildingOn the list as Ministry of Defence, Containing Sixteenth Century Undercroft and Historic Rooms Numbers 13, 24, 25, 27 and 79Photo: Harland Quarrington · OGL v1.0
House · listed 1958Cambridge HouseOn the list as Naval and Military ClubPhoto: Julian Osley · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1958Handel Hendrix HouseOn the list as No. 25, BROOK STREETPhoto: HandelandHendrix · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1970Nuffield LodgePhoto: Thomas Hosmer Shepherd · Public domain
House · listed 1954Park CrescentOn the list as Numbers 18 to 26 (Including the Former Number 27)Photo: Nigel Chadwick · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1961London Paddington stationOn the list as Paddington Station Including the Lawn, GWR Office Block on London Street and Offices Along Eastbourne TerracePhoto: TheFrog001 · CC0
House · listed 1970Penguin PoolPhoto: Chris Sampson · CC BY 2.0
Memorials · listed 1970Albert MemorialOn the list as Prince Consort National Memorial (Albert Memorial)Photo: Canaan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1970Queen Mary's StepsOn the list as Queen Mary's Steps and Fragment of Whitehall PalacePhoto: PAUL FARMER · CC BY-SA 2.0
Memorials · listed 1970Victoria MemorialOn the list as Queen Victoria MemorialPhoto: Jonaseckerbom · CC BY-SA 4.0
Walls & gates · listed 1970Canada GateOn the list as Queen Victoria Memorial Gates and Gatepiers, Balustrades, Steps and Retaining Wall with Fountain Framing West End of the MallPhoto: Ian Dick · CC BY 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1970Royal Courts of JusticeOn the list as Royal Courts of Justice: The Law Courts, Screen Walls, Gates, Railings and LampsPhoto: Unknown photographer · CC0
House · listed 1970Royal Opera ArcadeOn the list as Royal Opera Arcades (including No 24 Charles II Street and No 5B Pall Mall)Photo: Kbthompson · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 2018Sainsbury WingOn the list as Sainsbury Wing at the National GalleryPhoto: Richard George · CC BY 2.5
Public · listed 1970King's BuildingOn the list as Somerset House and King's College Old BuildingPhoto: Salamander4000 · Public domain
Walls & gates · listed 1970St James's PalaceOn the list as St James's Palace St James's Palace, Garden Walls, Marlborough Gate EtcPhoto: Steven Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0
Memorials · listed 1970George III and the River ThamesOn the list as Statue of George III in Somerset House QuadranglePhoto: Brian Jeffery Beggerley · CC BY 2.0
Memorials · listed 1970Statue of James IIOn the list as Statue of James II in Front of National Gallery West WingPhoto: Ham · CC BY-SA 3.0
Walls & gates · listed 1970Statue of Queen AnneOn the list as Statue of Queen Anne Against North Flank of Number 15 Queen Anne's GatePhoto: Prioryman · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1954Oriental ClubOn the list as Stratford House, The Oriental ClubPhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1970Athenaeum ClubOn the list as The AthenaeumPhoto: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1970The CenotaphPhoto: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0
Memorials · listed 1970Edith Cavell MemorialOn the list as The Edith Cavell MemorialPhoto: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1958The Great Cloisters of Westminster AbbeyOn the list as The Great Cloisters,Including St Faiths Chapel,The Chapter House,The Parlour,Numbers 1 and 2 the Cloisters,The Dark Cloisters and Dormitory with the Chapel of St Dunstan (School and Busby Library)Photo: Elisa.rolle · CC BY-SA 3.0
Public · listed 1970Theatre Royal HaymarketOn the list as The Haymarket Theatre (Theatre Royal)Photo: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Public · listed 1970Jewel TowerOn the list as The Jewel House (Or Tower) of the Palace of WestminsterPhoto: Lonpicman · CC BY-SA 3.0
Walls & gates · listed 1970Marble ArchOn the list as The Marble ArchPhoto: Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Memorials · listed 1970Nelson's ColumnOn the list as The Nelson Monument (Nelson's Column)Photo: Beata May · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1970Reform ClubOn the list as The Reform ClubPhoto: Philafrenzy · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1970Royal MewsOn the list as The Royal Mews at Buckingham PalacePhoto: APK · CC BY 4.0
Walls & gates · listed 1958The Royal Overseas LeagueOn the list as The Royal Overseas League, Including Rutland House and Its Former Gatehouse, Number 16 Arlington Street, And Vernon House to the SouthPhoto: Elisa.rolle · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1970Travellers ClubOn the list as The Travellers ClubPhoto: Matt Brown from London, England · CC BY 2.0
Public · listed 1970Waterloo VaseOn the list as The Waterloo Vase in Buckingham Palace GardenPhoto: KJP1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1958The Theatre RoyalOn the list as Theatre Royal Drury Lane and Attached Sir Augustus Harris Memorial Drinking FountainPhoto: Sue Adair · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1970Ulster PlacePhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1958White's ClubPhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 1954All Saints, Margaret StreetOn the list as All Saints Church and Numbers 7 and 8: All Saints Church House and Vestry, Including Railings to Basement Area and Attached Pair of Lamp Standards
Grade II*

The 361 Grade II* listed buildings in Westminster

Particularly important buildings of more than special interest. 355 are photographed.

Walls & gates · listed 1987Baker Street tube stationOn the list as Baker Street Station: Main Entrance Building and Metropolitan, Circle and Hammersmith and City Line Platforms (Nos 1-6) Including Retaining Wall to Approach RoadPhoto: TheFrog001 · CC0
Memorials · listed 1970Anglo-Belgian MemorialOn the list as Belgian Monument to the British NationPhoto: Another Believer · CC BY-SA 4.0
Walls & gates · listed 1954BridgePhoto: Ricardalovesmonuments · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1970Canada HouseOn the list as Canada House (Including the Former Royal College of Physicians)Photo: James F · CC BY 1.0
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Church · listed 1998Notre Dame de FranceOn the list as Church of Notre Dame de FrancePhoto: Yair Haklai · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 1951St James's ChurchOn the list as Church of St JamesPhoto: Patrice78500 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church · listed 1954St John's Wood ChurchOn the list as Church of St John the Baptist (St John's Wood Chapel)Photo: Steve Cadman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1981St Mark's ChurchOn the list as Church of St MarkPhoto: AndyScott · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 1970St Mary's ChurchOn the list as Church of St MaryPhoto: Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church · listed 1970St Mary of the AngelsOn the list as Church of St Mary of the Angels (Roman Catholic)Photo: David Anstiss · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1958St Stephen's ChurchOn the list as Church of St StephenPhoto: Photo: Andreas Praefcke · CC BY 3.0
House · listed 1958Crewe HousePhoto: Ricardalovesmonuments · CC BY-SA 4.0
Inns & shops · listed 1970Crocker's FollyOn the list as Crockers Public HousePhoto: Ewan Munro from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Inns & shops · listed 1987The Flying HorseOn the list as Flying Horse Public HousePhoto: Ewan Munro from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Inns & shops · listed 1970Midland BankOn the list as Former Midland BankPhoto: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Public · listed 1970Paymaster General's OfficeOn the list as Former Paymaster Generals Office Former Paymaster Generals Office (The Parliamentary Counsel)Photo: Barabbas1312 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Walls & gates · listed 1970Queen's GateOn the list as Gates, Gatepiers and Railings to Queen's GatePhoto: Chmee2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Public · listed 1970Gwydyr HouseOn the list as Gwydyr House (Welsh Office)Photo: Stephen Richards · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1970His Majesty's TheatreOn the list as Her Majesty's TheatrePhoto: AirshipJungleman29 · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1970Lansdowne HouseOn the list as Lansdowne ClubPhoto: National Library of Ireland on The Commons · Public domain
Walls & gates · listed 1958James Lock & Co.On the list as Lock's of St James'sPhoto: a_marga · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1970Messrs GoodePhoto: Christine Matthews · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1958Methodist Central HallOn the list as Methodist Central Hall, WestminsterPhoto: Gt-man · CC BY-SA 2.0 de
Public · listed 1970Fitzrovia ChapelOn the list as Middlesex Hospital ChapelPhoto: The wub · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1970Government Offices Great George StreetOn the list as New Government Offices (HM Treasury) and archway link with Foreign Office at east end of King Charles StreetPhoto: Carlos Delgado · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1970Oxford and Cambridge ClubOn the list as Oxford and Cambridge University ClubPhoto: Ricardalovesmonuments · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1994The Battleship BuildingOn the list as Paddington British Rail Maintenance Depot, West BlockPhoto: Oxyman · CC BY 2.5
Public · listed 1960Palace TheatrePhoto: Matt May uploaded and; derivative work: MrPanyGoff · CC BY 2.0
Inns & shops · listed 1958The Dilly LondonOn the list as Piccadilly HotelPhoto: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
House · listed 1994Porchester HallOn the list as Porchester CentrePhoto: Danny Robinson · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1972LibertyOn the list as Premises of Messrs Liberty and Company Limited (Tudor Building)Photo: habitatgirl · CC BY 2.0
Inns & shops · listed 1970Prince AlfredOn the list as Prince Alfred Public HousePhoto: Martin Addison · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1970Richmond TerraceOn the list as Richmond House, incorporating Nos. 1-8 Richmond TerracePhoto: Adrian Pingstone · Public domain
Church · listed 1954St. James's, Spanish PlaceOn the list as Roman Catholic Church of St James (Spanish Place)Photo: Basher Eyre · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · listed 1970St Patrick's ChurchOn the list as Roman Catholic Church of St PatricksPhoto: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
House · listed 1970Royal Academy of ArtsOn the list as Royal Academy including Burlington House and Galleries and Royal Academy Schools BuildingsPhoto: Mike Peel · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1970Lowther LodgeOn the list as Royal Geographical SocietyPhoto: Steve Cadman · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1983Lawrence HallOn the list as Royal Horticultural Society New HallPhoto: Patche99z · Public domain
Church · listed 1958Dormition CathedralOn the list as Russian Orthodox Patriarchial Church of the Assumption of All SaintsPhoto: John Salmon · CC BY-SA 2.0
Inns & shops · listed 1991Sanderson HotelOn the list as Sanderson Hotel (formerly Sanderson House)Photo: Rafał Drewnowski · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 1958Savoy ChapelOn the list as Savoy Chapel (The Queen's Chapel of the Savoy)Photo: Elisa.rolle · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1970Schomberg HousePhoto: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Walls & gates · listed 1970Seaford HouseOn the list as Seaford House and Gate PiersPhoto: PAUL FARMER · CC BY-SA 2.0
House · listed 1970SelfridgesPhoto: Russ London -- ( Russ London ) · CC BY-SA 2.5
House · listed 1970Queen Anne's AlcoveOn the list as Shelter Alcove (Opposite the North End of the Serpentine)Photo: Linda Craven · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1970The LanesboroughOn the list as St George's Hospital St George's Hospital and Attached Drinking FountainPhoto: Ricardalovesmonuments · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1970St Martin's VicaragePhoto: Ministry of Information Photo Division Photographer · Public domain
Memorials · listed 1970Earl Haig MemorialOn the list as Statue of Field Marshal Earl HaigPhoto: Christian David · CC BY-SA 4.0
House · listed 1970Tate BritainOn the list as Tate GalleryPhoto: Carlos Cunha · CC BY-SA 3.0
Inns & shops · listed 1970Argyll ArmsOn the list as The Argyll Public HousePhoto: Ewan Munro from London, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1960London ColiseumOn the list as The Coliseum Theatre (English National Opera)Photo: Mike Peel · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1960Garrick TheatreOn the list as The Garrick TheatrePhoto: Katie Chan · CC BY-SA 4.0
Church · listed 2018London Central MosqueOn the list as The Islamic Cultural Centre and The London Central MosquePhoto: Asim Saleem ( Asim18 ) · CC BY 3.0
Public · listed 1972London PalladiumOn the list as The London Palladium TheatrePhoto: MykReeve · CC BY-SA 3.0
House · listed 1982Lord's PavilionOn the list as The Pavilion at Lord's Cricket GroundPhoto: PaddyBriggs · CC BY-SA 3.0
Inns & shops · listed 1965The Ritz LondonOn the list as The Ritz HotelPhoto: Tony Hisgett from Birmingham, UK · CC BY 2.0
Memorials · listed 1958Royal Air Force MemorialOn the list as The Royal Air Force Memorial, Whitehall StairsPhoto: Arpingstone · Public domain
House · listed 1958Savile ClubOn the list as The Savile ClubPhoto: No Swan So Fine · CC BY-SA 4.0
Public · listed 1973Savoy TheatreOn the list as The Savoy TheatrePhoto: Charles J. Phipps · Public domain
House · listed 1972The WolseleyOn the list as The Wolseley 157-160 Piccadilly including 1-3 Arlington StreetPhoto: Jhsteel · CC BY-SA 3.0
Church · listed 1958St Anne's ChurchOn the list as Tower of St Anne's Church, SohoPhoto: Tarquin Binary · CC BY-SA 2.5
Public · listed 1970Old War Office BuildingOn the list as War Office War Office (Ministry of Defence)Photo: Garry Knight from London, England · CC BY 2.0
House · listed 2016Winged FigureOn the list as Winged Figure, including plinth and applied letteringPhoto: Unknown photographer · CC BY-SA 2.0
Public · listed 1960Wyndham's TheatreOn the list as Wyndhams TheatrePhoto: Richard George · CC BY 2.5
Historic streets

Harley Street W1 has the most listed buildings

Streets by the listed entries with an address on them. One entry can be a whole terrace, so long rows count once.

Harley Street W150 listed · 12 II*
104, Harley Street W1106, Harley Street W1107 and 109, Harley Street W1
Clifton Hill NW845 listed
Montagu Square W125 listed
Wimpole Street W125 listed
Hamilton Terrace NW822 listed
York Street W122 listed
Blenheim Road NW820 listed
Charles Street W120 listed · 5 II*
22, Charles Street W137 and 38, Charles Street W139, Charles Street W1
Hill Street W120 listed · 1 Grade I · 1 II*
17, Hill Street W119, Hill Street W1
Queen Anne Street W120 listed
New Bond Street W118 listed
South Audley Street W118 listed · 5 II*
12, South Audley Street W171, South Audley Street W173, South Audley Street W1

Queen Anne's Gate SW1 holds 13 entries, 10 of them Grade I: more of the top grade than any other street. Of the 3,887 entries, 2,478 are named by a street address; the rest are named buildings such as churches, halls and bridges.

What’s protected

Most of Westminster’s listed buildings are homes

Every listed building sorted by what its list name says it is.

Houses, terraces & villas2,923
Public & civic buildings238
Street furniture196
Walls, gates & bridges194
Memorials, crosses & tombs120
Inns, shops & warehouses118
Churches, chapels & priories98

2,923 entries (75%) are houses, terraces and villas. 98 are churches, chapels and priories, including 24 of the 203 Grade I buildings.

Buildings are sorted by words in each entry’s name (church, gate, inn, memorial…): the list’s open data has no building type. An entry named only by its address counts as a house.

Grade II

3,323 Grade II listed buildings

Most listed buildings are in this grade, which covers buildings of special interest. Open any building to read its official list entry.

The first 150 of 3,323 Grade II listed buildings, A to Z
Abady House with Lodges, Numbers 38 and 40, And Gate PiersAbbey (Canons') GardenAbbey (Canons') Garden 4 StatuesAbbey BuildingsAbbey Precinct railings to west of Abbey and to east end and Abbey CloseAbbey Road Baptist ChurchAbbey Road StudiosAbbotsfieldAccumulator Tower and District Heating WorkshopAgnew'sAlbert CourtAlbert Hall Mansions Numbers 1 to 30Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 31 to 48Albert Hall Mansions Numbers 49 to 82Aldine HouseAldwych Underground StationAlexandra Lodge at Alexandra GateAlginate HouseAlhambra CottageAll Souls' Church Day SchoolArchery TavernArchway Screen Linking Palm House with Studio Stable Block at Nuffield LodgeArchway to Eaton Mews NorthArchway to Eaton Mews NorthArnrid Johnston ObeliskArtillery HouseArvon CourtAsprey'sAudley HouseAustralia House and Government of Victoria OfficesAuxiliary Pumping StationBBC Maida Vale StudiosBag O'nails Public HouseBalustrade to Forecourt of Number 1 to 8Balustrade to Forecourt of Numbers 35 to 37Balustrade with four lamp-standards in front of Richmond TerraceBandstand on North Side of Serpentine Road near East End of Serpentine RoadBarley MowBeethoven Street SchoolBelmont HouseBennett House, Grosvenor Estate (With Lodge and Gate Piers)Black Lion GateBlack Lion Gate (Kensington Gardens)Bollard at Junction with Avery RowBollard at North East Corner of YardBollard at North End of Kent PassageBollard at South End of Kent PassageBollard on Corner Opposite Lancashire CourtBollard on Corner of Park Square MewsBollard on Corner of Silver PlaceBollard on Corner with Brick StreetBollard on South West Corner of Junction with Trebeck StreetBollard to East End of Grosvenor BuildingsBollard, On Corner with Waverton Street, Outside Number 28Bonhams (Blenstock House)Boundary Wall to Grounds of St James's PalaceBoundary Wall to St Edward's ConventBritish Airways TerminalBritish Columbia HouseBritish Waterway Board Canal OfficeBruce HouseBuckingham Palace 4 Lamp Posts at Gateway to Royal MewsBuilding on North Corner of Rochester Row and Stillington StreetBunch of Grapes Public HouseBurberry'sBush House Centre Block with flanking colonnadesCabmen's ShelterCabmen's ShelterCabmen's Shelter near Junction with Clifton GardensCabmen's Shelter to North of Central GardenCabmen's Shelter, Grosvenor GardensCabmen's Shelter, Northumberland AvenueCabmen's Shelter, Wellington PlaceCadiz MemorialCaledonian ClubCarlton HouseCattle Trough Close to Junction with Maida ValeCattle Trough on Gardenside Pavement, Opposite Number 14Cavell House National Westminster BankCaxton HallCentral K2 Telephone Kiosk in Group to North of Bow Street Magistrates CourtCentral Timber Framed Arbour/Tool ShedChagford HouseCharing Cross HotelCharles H Fox Limited and Robert White and Sons Harper and Row LimitedChaucer HouseChesham HouseCheshire Cheese Public HouseChester HouseCheylesmore MemorialChildren's Hospital, Paddington GreenChimney to Western Pumping Station Behind Number 124 Grosvenor RoadChindits MemorialChoir School and Deans YardChristchurchChurch HouseChurch House to Hinde Street Methodist ChurchChurch of Our LadyChurch of St Charles BorromeoChurch of St John the EvangelistChurch of St John the EvangelistChurch of St MarkChurch of St MatthewChurch of St MichaelChurch of St SaviourChurch of St StephenChurchyard Railings and GatesChurchyard Wall and Railings Adjoining Entrance to Crypt, On North Side of Church of St Martin in the FieldsCivil Service Department Offices (Former Admiralty Offices)Clarence Gate LodgeClarence Memorial Wing, with Second World War memorial gates, at St Mary's HospitalClarendon Buildings and Attached RailingsClarendon House Strathearn HouseClareville HouseClaridges Hotel and Attached Railings Claridges Hotel WingClement HouseCleveland Arms TavernClifton CourtClifton VillasClock at Junction of Victoria Street and Vauxhall Bridge Road Little BenCoach and HorsesCoach and Horses Public HouseCockpit Steps (Next to Number 38) with Flank Walls and Mounted LanternsColeridge HouseColonnade Hotel Warrington LodgeConnaught HotelConvent Chapel to Rear of Numbers 82 and 83 (All Saints House)Corner HouseCorner Pier in North East Corner of Central GardenCorner Pier in North West Corner of Central GardenCorner Pier in South East Corner of Central GardenCorner Pier in South West Corner of Central GardenCoroner's CourtCorpus Christi Church and PresbyteryCorringhamCourtauld Institute, Eastern PartCovent Garden Underground StationCrimean War and Indian Mutiny MemorialCrofton HouseCropthorne CourtCrown Court Church (Church of Scotland)Crusader HouseCumberland Lodge, Marble ArchCurzon Mayfair CinemaDean's YardDean's YardDeans YardDeans Yard with Abbey ShopDenman HouseDevonshire Club

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Conservation areas

63 conservation areas cover 72% of Westminster

Areas the council protects as a whole: demolition and changes to how buildings look need consent, and trees are protected.

Bayswater 1967123 ha
St John's Wood 1967121 ha
Royal Parks 1990110 ha
Mayfair 1969104 ha
Maida Vale 196896 ha
Belgravia 196865 ha
Portman Estate 196753 ha
Harley Street 196853 ha
Pimlico 196845 ha
Regent's Park 196941 ha
St James's 196939 ha
Soho 196934 ha
Westbourne 197331 ha
Knightsbridge 196831 ha
Strand 197428 ha
Whitehall 196928 ha
Queens Park Estate 197825 ha
Covent Garden 197119 ha
Westminster Abbey and Parliament Square 196919 ha
Regent Street 197318 ha
Trafalgar Square 196918 ha
East Marylebone 198217 ha
Dorset Square 196816 ha
Churchill Gardens 199014 ha
Birdcage Walk 196913 ha
1,307 hain conservation areas, of 1,805 ha inside the built-up area.

The first, Bayswater, St John's Wood and Portman Estate, were designated in 1967; the newest, Page Street, in 2010. 3,783 of the 3,887 listed buildings stand in one.

Historic England’s conservation areas layer, supplied by councils (incomplete in places, so a page fact, never graded). Hectares are the part of each area inside the built-up area.

How the list grew

1,165 of Westminster’s 3,887 listed buildings were added in 1970

The year each building now on the list was first listed.

1970 · 1,1651987 · 9751958 · 326
19501960197019801990200020102020

The first 12 entries were listed in 1951, 2 of the 203 Grade I buildings among them. 1,165 came in 1970, in the national resurvey of the 1970s and 80s. Only 118 have been added in the last 15 years.

Monuments & landscapes

Monuments, parks and gardens

Designations that overlap the town by a tenth of their area or half a hectare.

World Heritage

Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's ChurchUNESCO World Heritage Site, partly or wholly inside the town

3 scheduled monuments

Nationally important archaeological sites and monuments, protected by law; work on them needs consent from the Secretary of State, advised by Historic England.

The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey
The Jewel Tower

27 registered parks and gardens

Berkeley Square
Brunel Estate
Buckingham Palace
Dolphin Square Gardens
Eccleston Square
Green Park
Green ParkGrade II*
Grosvenor Square
Hyde Park
Hyde ParkGrade I
Kensington Gardens
Parliament Square
Pimlico Gardens
Portman Square and Manchester Square
ROYAL HOSPITAL, CHELSEA and RANELAGH GARDENS
St George's Square Garden
St James's Park
St James's Square
The Grosvenor Estate: Belgrave Square
The Grosvenor Estate: Chester Square
The Grosvenor Estate: Eaton Square
The Grosvenor Estate: Wilton Crescent
Trafalgar Square
Victoria Embankment Gardens
Victoria Tower Gardens
Warwick Square
History Grade

Westminster grades A+ for history

Protected heritage and the age of the town’s homes, against all UK towns.

Protected heritage, for its size and in all (4,700 points, 231 per 10,000 residents)More than 94% of UK towns
Homes built before 1919 (49%)More than 97% of UK towns

Two measures, each ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, with protected heritage counting twice as much as the age of homes. Protected heritage counts each listed building by its grade (Grade I three points, II* two, II one), each scheduled monument and battlefield two, and each registered park or garden by its grade; it is ranked both per 10,000 residents and as a total, so a village with one fine church doesn’t outrank a historic city. The second measure is the share of homes built before 1919, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records. History is a character grade: it describes the town and isn’t part of the overall grade.

Homes by age

49% of Westminster’s homes were built before 1919

Every home by when it was built, from council tax records, against England & Wales (the dark tick).

44%
Before 1900
4.4%
1900–18
1.8%
1919–29
8.7%
1930s
4.1%
1945–54
5.2%
1955–64
5.3%
1965–72
5.3%
1973–82
2.8%
1983–92
3.1%
1993–99
5.5%
2000–08
2.9%
2009–15
6.4%
2016–25
WestminsterEngland & Wales

44% of homes are Victorian or older, against 16% across England and Wales. The busiest period since was the 1930s, which added 8.7% of today’s homes.

Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties by build period, 31 March 2025, for the neighbourhoods (LSOAs) that make up the town, split by where their residents live. Homes with no recorded build period (1,388 here) are left out; 1939–44 is not a period in the data.

Born here

805 notable people born in Westminster before 1900

The 20 best known on one timeline, earliest first.

Edward I of England
Elizabeth of York
Edward V of England
Francis Bacon
Charles II of England
Henry Purcell
Mary II of England
Anne of Great Britain
George III of Great Britain
George IV of the United Kingdom
Spencer Perceval
William IV
J. M. W. Turner
John Russell, 1st Earl Russell
Victoria, Princess Royal
Edward VII
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Robert Cecil
George V
Maud of Wales
120013501500165018001950
Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon1561–1626 · English philosopher and statesman (1561–1626)
George V
George V1865–1936 · King of the United Kingdom from 1910 to 1936
George III of Great Britain
George III of Great Britain1738–1820 · King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1760 to 1820 (1738–1820)
Edward VII
Edward VII1841–1910 · King of the United Kingdom from 1901 to 1910
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell
Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell1857–1941 · Lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, founder and Chief Sco…
Charles II of England
Charles II of England1630–1685 · King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1630-1685)
William IV
William IV1765–1837 · King of the United Kingdom and Hanover from 1830 to 1837
Anne of Great Britain
Anne of Great Britain1665–1714 · Queen of Great Britain and Ireland from 1702 to 1714 (1665–1714)

Everyone born in Westminster → Birthplaces from Wikidata; portraits from Wikimedia Commons.

Neighbours

Listed buildings in the places around Westminster

TownPeopleListedGrade IHistory
Westminster203,5713,887203A+
Kensington and Chelsea143,3481,14817A+
Camden209,3421,88958A+
Hammersmith and Fulham182,1872571A−
City of London7,82058783A+
Islington216,3091,02412A
Wandsworth326,7252895A−
Lambeth317,1089176A
In brief

Westminster in brief

Part of Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church, a World Heritage Site, lies in Westminster. In all there are 3,887 listed buildings, 203 of them Grade I, including Buckingham Palace. Per resident, it has more listed heritage than 94% of UK towns. Its housing is old: 49% of homes date from before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.

Its Grade I buildings cluster together: 32 of them stand within 400 m of Admiralty Arch. Its older streets lie in 63 conservation areas, the first designated in 1967. Most entries on the list, 75%, are houses, terraces and villas. The rest is about typical: it also has 3 scheduled monuments.

Questions about Westminster’s history

How many listed buildings are there in Westminster?

Historic England lists 3,887 buildings inside Westminster’s built-up area: 203 Grade I, 361 Grade II* and 3,323 Grade II.

What are the Grade I listed buildings in Westminster?

203, including Abbey Precinct Wall, Admiralty Arch, First Sea Lord's Residence and Offices, Balustrades and Steps, Admiralty House, Albany Courtyard, All Saints Church and Numbers 7 and 8: All Saints Church House and Vestry, Including Railings to Basement Area and Attached Pair of Lamp Standards and Apartment 5, St James' Palace.

Which street in Westminster has the most listed buildings?

Harley Street W1 (50), Clifton Hill NW8 (45) and Montagu Square W1 (25) have the most listed entries named by an address. One entry can be a whole terrace.

Are there scheduled monuments in Westminster?

Yes, 3 scheduled monuments, including A subterranean commercial ice-well (City of Westminster), Park Crescent West, W1, The Chapter House and Pyx Chamber in the abbey cloisters, Westminster Abbey and The Jewel Tower.

Is Westminster a World Heritage Site?

Westminster is home to part or all of Palace of Westminster, Westminster Abbey and St. Margaret's Church, inscribed by UNESCO.

How many conservation areas are there in Westminster?

63, covering about 1,307 hectares of the town. The largest are Bayswater and St John's Wood.

When were Westminster’s buildings listed?

The first in 1951; the most, 1,165, in 1970.

Are there old photos of Westminster?

Yes: 5 public-domain photos and postcards from 1815 to 1890, and an old map from 1840, all on this page.

Who was born in Westminster?

Among people born before 1900: Francis Bacon (1561), George V (1865), George III of Great Britain (1738), Edward VII (1841) and Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857).

How old are the homes in Westminster?

49% of homes were built before 1919 and 59% before 1940, from the Valuation Office Agency’s council tax records (March 2025).

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The National Heritage List for England is the official, up-to-date register of all nationally protected historic buildings and sites in England; check an entry on Historic England’s website before relying on it.

Sources: Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only · Historic England conservation areas (supplied by local planning authorities; October 2026). All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.