Interior view of the ground floor office of the headquarters of the Hamburg-Amerika Linie, a major shipping company, at 14-16 Cockspur Street

Date:
9 Jun 1908
Location:
14-16 Cockspur Street, St James, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority, SW1
Reference:
BL20274/005
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The building was erected in 1906-8 to a design by Arthur T Bolton, and is an early example of a steel-framed building. Many of the major shipping companies had their headquarter offices in Cockspur Street and its immediate surrounding area. Alternative spellings of the company name include Hamburg-Amerika Line and Hamburg-America Line.

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: Bolton, Arthur Thomas

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Early 20th Century Metal Framed Building, Early 20th Century Office