Minerva House

Minerva House
Photo of Minerva House taken circa 1985
Minerva House c. 1985
Map of Southwalk, London showing the location of Minerva House
Map of Southwalk, London showing the location of Minerva House
Location within London Borough of Southwark
EtymologyMinerva, Roman goddess of wisdom and sponsor of arts, trade & strategy
General information
StatusCompleted
LocationSouthwark, 5 Montague Close, London SE1 9BB, UK
Coordinates51°30′25″N 0°05′24″W / 51.506844°N 0.089897°W / 51.506844; -0.089897
Current tenantsWinckworth Sherwood LLP and Ipsos Mori
Topped-out1983
OwnerGreat Portland Estates
Technical details
MaterialYellow brick
Floor countSix
Design and construction
Architecture firmTwigg, 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 had 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] In 2022 works redevelopment of the building began that include partial demolition works with the retention of the existing structural frame and partial facade replacement, a 3-storey extension of the existing building to create a building up to 9 storeys, incorporating additional office floorspace, new external roof terraces and new public realm landscaping at ground level.[9]

Owners

The current owners are Great Portland Estates[6]. Previous tenants prior to the redevelopment works included Winckworth Sherwood LLP, TUI,[6] Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and Wandle Housing Association Ltd.

References

  1. ^ a b Stephen Richards. "Riverside, London Bridge". Geograph Britain and Ireland.
  2. ^ a b "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". National Library of Scotland.
  3. ^ "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". National Library of Scotland.
  4. ^ "Side by Side viewer - Explore Georeferenced Maps". National Library of Scotland.
  5. ^ "Minerva House sold for ｣42 million". London SE1.
  6. ^ a b c d "Buildings". Buildington.
  7. ^ "Minerva House, 5 Montague Close, SE1 9DF, London: City". Jones Lang LaSalle. Retrieved 24 January 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  8. ^ "Property details for Flat 7 Minerva House 6 Montague Close London SE1 9DF". Zoopla.
  9. ^ "Minerva House". UKGBC. Retrieved 9 February 2026.

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