Anderson, Forster And Wilcox

	Anderson, Forster And Wilcox Anderson, Forster and Wilcox were a practice of London architects, who were partially responsible for the modernist Daily Mirror building (1961–1994) in Holborn Circus and the six-storey Chester Court apartment block in Lissenden Gardens Lissenden Gardens is a small inner urban area in north London in the London Borough of Camden at the very south east of Hampstead Heath. History Lissenden Gardens was built between 1898 and 1906 by the Armstrong family. Alfred Armstrong was the so .... References Architecture firms based in London {{England-architect-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Holborn Circus Holborn Circus is a five-way junction at the western extreme of the City of London, specifically between Holborn (St Andrew) and its Hatton Garden (St Alban) part. Its main, east–west, route is the inchoate A40 road. It was designed by the engineer William Haywood and opened in 1867. The term ''circus'' describes how the frontages of the buildings facing curved round in a concave chamfer. These, in part replaced with glass and metal-clad buildings, remain well set back. The place was described in Charles Dickens' ''Dictionary of London'' (1879) as "perhaps... the finest piece of street architecture in the City". Roads High Holborn (part of the A40 road) links Holborn Circus to the West End. To the east, Holborn Viaduct leads into the City of London financial district. To the north Charterhouse Street and London's jewellery trade district of Hatton Garden is in the London Borough of Camden. The district of Clerkenwell is to the north-east. New Fetter Lane (the start of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lissenden Gardens Lissenden Gardens is a small inner urban area in north London in the London Borough of Camden at the very south east of Hampstead Heath. History Lissenden Gardens was built between 1898 and 1906 by the Armstrong family. Alfred Armstrong was the son-in-law of E. J. Cave, a prolific speculative builder. Alfred had made his fortune first through selling automatic vending machines, then through generating electricity. He was the first to generate electricity in Hampstead. The estate was designed by Boehmer and Gibbs, the architects who were experienced in building middle class blocks of flats in the Hampstead area and working for Cave. Edward Boehmer was American born but had trained in Germany. The estate consists of Clevedon Mansions, Lissenden Mansions, and Parliament Hill Mansions built round what was initially a garden but is now a private tennis court. The flats were built in the fashionable Edwardian period Arts and Crafts style, using red brick, with attention to detail such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]