sps1955's photos with the keyword: Bloomsbury

From SW. 1913-14; designed by Sir John James Burnet for the Royal Institute of Chemistry but now part of London University; recent top-floor extension. I have walked past this building many times without standing back to look at it; I do find that having my camera out, and being alert for buildings worth photographing, makes me look at things with a fresh eye. The combination of classicism with asymmetry seems quite surprising for the date; I had always assumed that the building was inter-war. List description: list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1246378 .

The Marchmont Street frontage from the S. Designed by Patrick Hodgkinson, with Sir Leslie Martin, from 1959 onwards, but not built until 1968-72, by which time Hodgkinson was the sole architect. Described by the Buildings of England: London 4 (1998), p.328, as "London's first influential megastructure" combining housing, shops and other facilities in a single structure. List description: list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1246230 .

The E end of the building, designed by Charles Holden, and dated 1940. List description: list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1379007 .

Detail of the Marchmont Street frontage from SW. Designed by Patrick Hodgkinson, with Sir Leslie Martin, from 1959 onwards, but not built until 1968-72, by which time Hodgkinson was the sole architect. Described by the Buildings of England: London 4 (1998), p.328, as "London's first influential megastructure" combining housing, shops and other facilities in a single structure. List description: list.historicengland.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1246230 .