A view looking across Piccadilly towards the newly constructed office block, Devonshire House

Date:
1 Jun 1926
Location:
Devonshire House, Piccadilly, Mayfair, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, W1
Reference:
BL28339
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The original Devonshire House was built in the 1730s for William Cavendish, 3rd Duke of Devonshire. The house was sold by the 9th Duke in 1918 and demolished to make way for a new office block with flats designed by Carrere and Hastings, built by Holland, Hannen & Cubitts.

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: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Early 20th Century Office