Willing House

Willing House
Willing House
	Willing House
General information
Type	Office, now hotel
Architectural style	Edwardian
Location	London, England
Coordinates	51°31′49″N 0°07′13″W / 51.530151°N 0.120321°W
Completed	1910
Design and construction
Architects	Hart & Waterhouse
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name	Willing House and Attached Wall With Railings
Designated	14 May 1974
Reference no.	1113190

Willing House is an Edwardian former office building that stands on Gray's Inn Road in London. The building is Grade II listed for its historic and architectural interest.

Description

Willing House was built in 1910 for the Messrs Willing advertising firm. It was designed by Alfred Henry Hart and Percy Leslie Waterhouse, using a mix of Edwardian baroque and Tudor style elements in their design. The design incorporates carvings by William Aumonier and the statue of Mercury on its roof by A. Stanley Young. In 2003, the building was converted into a hotel.

References

↑ "Willing House and Attached Wall With Railings, Non Civil Parish - 1113190 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-08-17.
↑ Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus, eds. (1999), London. 4: North / by Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (Repr. with corr ed.), Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, p. 331, ISBN 978-0-14-071049-6
↑ Gray, A. Stuart (1985). Edwardian Architecture: A Biographical Dictionary. London: Wordsworth Editions. p. 208. ISBN 0-7156-2141-6.
↑ Kings Cross Team and Conservation & Urban Design Team London Borough of Camden Environment Department Town Hall Extension (June 2004). "Conservation Area Statement 22".

[1] "Willing House and Attached Wall With Railings, Non Civil Parish - 1113190 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2026-08-17.

[2] Cherry, Bridget; Pevsner, Nikolaus, eds. (1999), London. 4: North / by Bridget Cherry and Nikolaus Pevsner (Repr. with corr ed.), Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, p. 331, ISBN 978-0-14-071049-6

[:122-3] Gray, A. Stuart (1985). Edwardian Architecture: A Biographical Dictionary. London: Wordsworth Editions. p. 208. ISBN 0-7156-2141-6.

[4] Kings Cross Team and Conservation & Urban Design Team London Borough of Camden Environment Department Town Hall Extension (June 2004). "Conservation Area Statement 22".