Building    From 1899  To 1950

Carlton Hotel, Haymarket

Categories: Commerce

Designed by C. J. Phipps. The picture is taken from Cockspur Street. The building was badly bombed in 1940. Compare and contrast this ornate building with New Zealand House (1963) which is there now.

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Carlton Hotel, Haymarket

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Charles Cheers, Baron Wakefield of Hythe CGE, LLD

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Person, Commerce, Lord Mayor, Philanthropy, Politics & Administration

1 memorial
The Cavendish Hotel

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Building, Commerce

1 memorial
Vanguard

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Group, Commerce

1 memorial
Sir Polydore de Keyser

Sir Polydore de Keyser

Born Belgium. The family moved to London in 1842 and his father established De Keyser's Royal Hotel on the site of what is now Unilever House. The son joined the business and the hotel became the l...

Person, Commerce, Lord Mayor, Politics & Administration, Belgium

1 memorial
East India Company

East India Company

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2 memorials
St Mary Somerset church

St Mary Somerset church

First recorded in the 12th century. Destroyed in the Great Fire it was rebuilt by Wren. The body was demolished in 1871 and only the tower remains. 2018: A 'screaming' keystone on this building wa...

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Anna Akhmatova

Anna Akhmatova

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2 memorials
Pool of London Partnership

Pool of London Partnership

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Group, Commerce, History, Politics & Administration

10 memorials