A view from the Strand showing Australia House under construction with the Gladstone statue partially visible in the right foreground

Date:
29 Apr 1915
Location:
Australia House, Strand, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Wc2
Reference:
BL22967
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Australia House, referred to as 'Commonwealth Building' in the Bedford Lemere daybooks, was designed by the architects A Marshall Mackenzie and Son and incorporated into the existing Government of Victoria Offices (1907-1909). Construction, by Dove Brothers, took place between 1913-1918, with completion delayed by World War I.

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

Photographer: Jwc: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Early 20th Century Embassy, Construction