1899 – Design for St. James’ Court, Buckingham Gate, London

Constructed to a different design and now an hotel today.
“”These buildings, which consist of residential flats, shops, and offices, are built in the style of Flemish Renaissance freely treated. The elevations are carried out in Portland stone and Bracknel red brick, with faience treatment of the lower stories. The entire construction of the walls, partitions, floors, and roof is of tire-resisting material. Great care and attention has been given to the fire escapes from the upper floors. The residential flats have outside balconies, and staircases to the ground level, and also wide staircases on to the roof of each block. The buildings are arranged on plan with a central square courtyard. The buildings are approached by two large carriageway entrances from the front. The public rooms consist of a main-hallway, restaurant, billiard-room, smoking, drawing, and reading-rooms. On the floors above, the rooms are arranged in various sized suites. The passenger-lifts, luggage, and service-lifts have been provided by Messrs. Waygood, of Falmouth-road, Great Dover-street ; the plumbing and sanitary work by Messrs. Heaven and Sons, of Victoria-street, and of Gloucester; the sanitary and drainage fittings, and also the tiling by Messrs. Doulton, of Lambeth. The drawing has been lent us by the architect of the fabric, Mr. C. J. C. Pawley, of Westminster.’
The Building News

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