SW1, Cockspur Street
Created in 1914 by Metcalfe and Greig for no particular tenant this building was converted into the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in 1920 by a Norwegian architect, J.T. Westbye, using Norwegian granite and Norwegian details. Ornamental Passions has done a good post on this building with excellent photos of all the carvings.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Olaf
King of Norway 1015 - 1028. Before becoming king he was in London fighting t...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
St Olaf
Made in 1633 during Charles I's reign, London’s oldest bronze statue was intended for the garden of Weston's house at Roehampton. In 1649...
The monument, officially titled the Prince Consort National Memorial, celebrates Victorian achievement and Prince Albert's passions and i...
Nothing like a gilded statue on a cloudless day. The statue is of brass and was originally gilded in bronze. In 2002 it was re-gilded to ...
Unveiled by the Queen Mother on 31 May 1992, the 50th anniversary of the first Allied 1,000 bomber raid on 30 May/31 May 1942. Actually ...
Bronze statue unveiled on 19 December 1914. Sculpted by Goulden to Ramsay's design.
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