The Brook Street and Davies Street facades of Claridges Hotel

Date:
1 Jun 1898
Location:
Claridge's Hotel, 45-57 Brook Street, Mayfair, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, W1
Reference:
BL14809
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

In 1893 Claridge's was bought by Richard D'Oyly Carte, owner of the Savoy. He commissioned CW Stephens to rebuild the hotel, which opened in November 1898. This photograph was taken in June of that year and shows the exterior of the new hotel in its completed state.

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: Stephens, C W

Client: D'oyly Carte, Richard

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Victorian Hotel