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Address
  
5 Montague Close

Country
  
UK

Architecture firm
  
Twigg Brown Architects

Location
  
Town or city
  
London SE1 9BB

Floor count
  
6

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Etymology
  
Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts, trade & strategy

Similar
  
Orchard Court, Adelaide House, London Bridge Station, Hay's Galleria, Southwark Cathedral

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Minerva House was built between 1979 and 1983 as the London office of Grindlays Bank with Twigg, Brown & Partners as architects. The yellow brick building features narrow windows between closely paired piers. It sits on the south bank of the River Thames just west of London Bridge.

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Map of Minerva House, 5 Montague Cl, London SE1 9DF, UK

The minerva house program


The site

Cartographic sources show that the site has previously housed:

  • The Close of the nearby Southwark Cathedral since the 14th century
  • Hibernia Wharf since at least 1888
  • New Hibernia Wharf since at least 1947
  • Sales

    Minerva House was sold for around £42 million in 2005 and for £60 million in 2012.

    Use

    Following the acquisition of Grindlays by Standard Chartered Bank in 2000, the building was refurbished during 2006 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 in 11,900 square feet (1,110 m2) of residential space.

    Owners

    The current owners are Great Portland Estates with four office space tenants: Winckworth Sherwood LLP, TUI, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Wandle Housing Association Ltd

    References

    Minerva House Wikipedia