An elevated view looking east along Knightsbridge from the junction with Brompton Road, showing Hyde Park Hotel on the left and horse-drawn buses passing the Statue of Lord Strathnairn in the foreground

Date:
1902 - 1905
Location:
Knightsbridge, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, SW1
Reference:
DD87/00033
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The Hyde Park Hotel was originally built in 1889 as a gentlemen's club. In 1899 a fire damaged the top three floors and after renovations it reopened in 1902 as Hyde Park Hotel. The Statue of Lord Stathnairn in the foreground was unveiled in 1895 but later removed from this site in 1931. In 1964, after a private purchase, it moved to Liphook in Hampshire.

Content

This is part of the Collection: NOR01 Carl Norman Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Norman, Carl

Keywords

Victorian Commemorative Monument, Victorian Hotel, Victorian Statue, Horse Drawn Transport, Street Scene