The Davies Street frontage of the St George's Rifles headquarters

Date:
29 Jul 1891
Location:
St George's Rifles Headquarters, 56 Davies Street, Mayfair, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, W1
Reference:
BL10956
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The St George's Rifles was a British Army regiment formed originally as 'St George's Hanover Square Volunteers' in 1794. The company evolved into the St George's Rifle Corps and later the 1st Volunteer Battalion of the King's Royal Rifles. This photograph shows their new headquarters designed by the architect Charles Herbert Shoppee.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Architect: Shoppee, C Herbert

Photographer: Ww, Ww: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Victorian Military Headquarters