The mansion flats, also known as "Hankey's Mansions" were at one time the tallest residential buildings in Britain. They were constructed by Henry Alers Hankey from 1873 initially acting initially as his own architect. He later extended the block with the assistance of architect E R Robson, for whom this photograph was taken. It was as a direct result of complaints about the height of Queen Anne's Mansions that the London Building Act was passed in 1894. The block was demolished in 1973.
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company
Architect: Robson, Edward Robert
Drawing Room, Victorian Mansion Flats