1902 - Institute of Journalists - Tudor Street, London, UK
N 51° 30.755 W 000° 06.297
30U E 700878 N 5710802
This building, erected in 1902, was constructed for the Institute of Journalists.
Waymark Code: WMNKT2
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 03/30/2015
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On the Bridewell Place face of the building is a stone plaque that is inscribed:
AD
1902
On the Tudor Street face, towards the right of the building between the ground floor windows, is a cornerstone that is inscribed:
This foundation stone
was laid by
Sir Edward Lawson Bart
April 12th 1902
H J Palmer President
A W A Beckett Hon Treasurer
C H Kynaston / FJ Higginbottam Hon Secretaries
Herbert S Cornish Secretary
The Institute of Journalists
The building has been converted to apartments with the Claridge Architects website telling us:
This scheme consists of the redevelopment and conversion of an existing five storey property into nine high-end residential apartments. The property, constructed in 1902, was originally occupied by the Institute of Journalists and is located in the City of London Borough within the Whitefriars Conservation Area. The corner site fronts onto both Tudor Street and Bridewell Place in the vicinity of Blackfriars underground station.
The building has most recently been used as the Irish Social Club, and has subsequently undergone a change of use application and change of ownership. The newly redeveloped property contains a mixture of one and two bedroom apartments accessed of a retained and restored communal stair, with a rooftop extension to accommodate the top floor penthouse flat.
The building envelope has also undergone extensive fabric repairs to restore the facades, roof and basement to their original appearance, and to make suitable for habitable use.
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