Guinness Trust Buildings

Quote from 'The London Encyclopaedia' (published 1983)
"Guinness Trust - Formed in 1890 by Sir Edward Guinness to provide housing for the urban poor. The first estate was at Brandon Street, Walworth. There were also estates at Lever Street, Finsbury and Pages Walk, Bermondsey - these have been totally reconstructed on site by the Trust. The estates in Vauxhall Square, Lambeth and Brandon Street were sold to local authorities for demolition and redevelopment. The four remaining estates, Draycott Avenue, Chelsea; Columbia Road, Bethnal Green; Snow's Fields, Bermondsey; and Fulham Palace Road are being partly demolished and partly converted into flats."

Description of Guinness Trust Building at Snowsfieldss
"The most distinctive building on the street is the elaborate red brick
tenement development of the Guinness Trust Buildings. The main block on
Snowsfields and Kirby Grove is palatial in style, its two four-storey wings
linked by an arcade of five brick arches that give access to its central
court. The whole development is surrounded by heavy iron railings to
protect a half basement floor. A smaller block in similar style adjoins the
Rose pub. Together the buildings form a significant section of the street:
with their railings, street trees, and the block of shops and flats opposite,
they contribute to a strong urban character."