1901 – West Ham Club and Restaurant Co., Stratford, London

“This building is the first of a series intended to be erected by the West Ham Club and Restaurant Co. The company’s prospectus contains the following : “The company has been formed for the purpose of establishing and conducting in the county borough of West Ham (and elsewhere 1 should it be so determined) club-houses and restaurants, and of providing therein refreshments, sleeping accommodation, amusements, and recreation for the industrial classes. It is proposed to encourage athletic clubs, friendly and other societies to make the establishment their headquarters, and thus insure a volume of trade and extend the popularity of the house.” Beyond the accommodation shown in the illustration, there is a basement containing a large coffee and smoking-room, the kitchens, and the necessary stores and heating-chamber. The work is being carried out by Messrs. Kingerlee and Sons, of Oxford, under the superintendence of Mr, S.B. Russell, F.R.I.B.A., of 11, Gray’s Inn-square, W.C.” Published in The Building News, August 16 1901.