SW1, Cockspur Street
Created in 1914 by Metcalfe and Greig for no particular tenant this building was converted into the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in 1920 by a Norwegian architect, J.T. Westbye, using Norwegian granite and Norwegian details. Ornamental Passions has done a good post on this building with excellent photos of all the carvings.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
St Olaf
King of Norway 1015 - 1028. Before becoming king he was in London fighting t...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
St Olaf
The portrait of Mary Queen of Scots used on Antonia Fraser's book could have been a model for this portrait.
Commissioned by the Royal Hospital Chelsea to commemorate the Second Millennium, this bronze statue is life-size and a half. Unveiled by ...
Created for the town square in Calais following France's devastating defeat in the Prussian War. Erected there in 1895. There are twelve...
The fur collar, the cap . . . Surely this statue is the man in the Cromwell portrait.
This building was originally the School House, begun in 1821 by Sir William Rawlins. From Spitalfields Life 2014 we learn that: Many lay...
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