Bloomsbury Hotel - Great Russell Street, London, UK - YMCA / YWCA on Waymarking.com

The corner stone shows the building was constructed for the YWCA (see photo). The cornerstone reads:
"The Young Women's Christian Association
Central Club
This stone was laid by
Her Majesty the Queen
On the 25th day of June 1929
By love serve one another"

====================================================================================
====================================================================================

The building was built as a YWCA residential club between 1928 and 1932 and the architect was Sir Edwin Lutyens.

Built for the Young Women's Christian Association, the building is constructed from brown brick & stone under a slated hipped roof with dormers. It is built on four storeys with an attic and basement. Seven windows with 13-window return; the 3-window bays at each end of the return form projecting wings.

Symmetrical facade and return in Neo-Georgian style. Gauged flat brick arches with stone keystones to flush framed sash windows (32-pane on ground & 1st floor, 16 on 2nd & 3rd). Main central entrance with stone doorcase comprising Corinthian pilasters carrying entablature with open segmental pediment dated 1932, above which a stone dressed window with triangular pediment. Doorway approached by double flight of steps with wrought-iron balustrade. Stone cornice. Subsidiary entrance on return with stone doorcase with brick banded pilasters. Angel head keystone to window above.

Interior: original features survive of a functional nature. First floor double storey concert hall.

Text source: (visit link)

YMCA, YWCA: YWCA Currently Being Used: No Physical Address: 16-22 Great Russell Street London, UnitedKingdom WC1B 3NN National Association: Young Women's Christian Association of Great Britain Website: [Web Link] Date building was built: 06/25/1929 Local Association: Not listed Date local association was founded: Not listed Gym at this location?: Not Listed Temporary housing at this location?: Not Listed Daycare at this location?: Not Listed

Visit Instructions:
Instructions for logging a visit: To help give a different perspective and to better the waymark for future visitors please tell us about your visit and upload a favorite photograph you took of the waymark. Although visiting this waymark in person is the only thing required of you to receive credit for your visit, taking the time to add this information is helpful to future visitors and greatly appreciated.

Recent Visits/Logs:

There are no logs for this waymark yet.