Looking west from Strand towards the Aldwych development site with the statue of Gladstone in the foreground

Date:
27 Mar 1912
Location:
Aldwych, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Wc2
Reference:
BL21565
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Aldwych was part of a Victorian scheme of urban improvement laid out between 1898-1900 and opened in 1905. This photograph shows the site before the construction of Australia House (centre left) designed by architect A Marshall Mackenzie, for whom the photograph was taken.

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: Mackenzie, Alexander Marshall

Keywords

Edwardian Commemorative Monument, Edwardian Statue, Street Scene