List of plates

Survey of London: Volume 45, Knightsbridge. Originally published by London County Council, London, 2000.

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List of Plates

BAL British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects
GL Guildhall Library, Corporation of London
KLS Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, Education and Libraries, Kensington Local Studies
LMA London Metropolitan Archives
NMR National Monuments Record
RCHME Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England
V&A Victoria and Albert Museum
WCA Westminster City Archives

Frontispiece. All Saints' Church, Ennismore Gardens, c. 1860. Watercolour by R. L. Roumieu in BAL (Drawings Collection, W15/41)

Black and white

1. Knightsbridge, c.1905. NMR photograph (DD87/ 00033)

2–3. (a) Extracts from Joshua Rhodes's Topographical Survey of the Parish of Kensington …, 1766; photographs by courtesy of KLS (L/5902, 5904)

(b) Extracts from A Representation of … a sham engagement in Hyde Park, 1799; (C) The British Museum (Crace Collection, 9/89)

4. Extracts from a watercolour of 1811 by Joseph Salway, reproduced by permission of the British Library (Add. MS 31325)

5. (a), (b) Extracts from a watercolour of 1811 by Joseph Salway, reproduced by permission of the British Library (Add. MS 31325)

(c) Extract from R. Horwood, A Plan of the Cities of London & Westminster …, 1813 edition

6. (a) Detail from a watercolour by G. R. Vawser, senior, c.1846, in GL (Pr W2/KNI)

(b) Detail from Aeronautical View of the Palace of Industry for All Nations, lithograph by C. Burton, published by Ackerman & Company, 1851; V&A (H.174)

7. Detail from A Trihedral View of the Palace for the Exhibition of the Industrial Products of Mankind, lithograph by C. P. B. Shelley and H. H. Treppass, published by Ackerman & Company, 1851; V&A (Museum No. 106.A.26 (103); photo BW 45315)

8. Knightsbridge in 1963. Aerofilms photograph (A121362)

9. (a) Old houses east of Old Barrack Yard in 1854. Watercolour by T. H. Shepherd. © The British Museum (Crace Collection, 10/28)

(b) St George's Place in the 1830s. Engraving by R. Osborn, reproduced from a St George's Hospital House Committee dinner menu, 1934 (Wellcome Institute Library photograph)

(c) Nos 1–11 Knightsbridge in 1939. Photograph courtesy of Anthony Blee

10. (a) Knightsbridge, c. 1910. Hulton Getty Picture Collection photograph (T51235)

(b) Nos 11–13 Knightsbridge, c. 1914. London Transport Museum photograph (25706)

(c) Nos 33–45 Knightsbridge in 1963. NMR photograph (AA63/06633)

11. (a) Entrance to the Chinese Collection exhibition hall, St George's Place. From W. B. Langdon, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Chinese Collection …, 1842, frontispiece

(b) Nos 19–23 Knightsbridge, c.1946. NMR photograph (BB95/04833)

(c) Interior of the Chinese Collection exhibition hall, c. 1842. Engraving by J. Shury, in GL (W2/HYD/ COR)

12–13. No. 15 Knightsbridge, c.1897. Baden-Powell family photographs reproduced by kind permission of Francis Baden-Powell

14. Woollands

(a) Perspective view. From The Building News, 23 February 1900, p. 279

(b) Showrooms in 1899. Bedford Lemere photograph in the NMR (BL 15362c)

15. Harvey Nichols. RCHME photographs (NMR BB96/00859, BB99/00525, BB96/00858)

16. Knightsbridge, south side in 1996. RCHME photographs (NMR BB96/00849, 00846, 00850)

17. (a) Berkeley Hotel, Knightsbridge front in 1996. RCHME photograph (NMR BB96/00852)

(b) No. 60 Knightsbridge in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/23495)

(c) Sheraton Park Tower Hotel, c.1973. Photograph by courtesy of the Sheraton Park Tower Hotel

18. (a) Bowater House and Edinburgh Gate in 1961. Central Office of Information photograph in the NMR (R1160), reproduced by courtesy of Stockwave

(b) Edinburgh Gate sculpture. RCHME photograph (NMR AA99/00020)

(c) Mercury House sculpture. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/02755)

(d) Mercury House in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/02751)

19. (a) Trinity Chapel in 1767. Extract from Bickham's Plan of the Parish of St George, Hanover Square, WCA

(b) Trinity Chapel. From H. G. Davis, Memorials of the Hamlet of Knightsbridge, 1859, b/w pp.62–3

(c) Holy Trinity Church, elevation. From The Builder, 21 April 1860, p.249; photograph by courtesy of LMA

(d) Holy Trinity Church, interior. From The Builder, 13 April 1861, p. 249; photograph by courtesy of LMA

20. (a) Park Row and Mills's Buildings in 1913. NMR photograph (DD57/00054)

(b) The Queen's Arms in 1902. Photograph in WCA (E138/43)

(c) Nos 62–64 Knightsbridge in 1890. Bedford Lemere photograph in the NMR (BL 10479)

(d) Nos 20–26 Knightsbridge, c. 1910. Photograph in WCA (C138/2)

21. Nos 68–98 Knightsbridge in 1931. Photographs in possession of English Heritage (LCC A7741–2, A7777)

22. Knightsbridge, c.1910. Photograph from the H. W. Barnett Collection, V & A Picture Library (BW50015)

23. (a) Nos 1 and 2 Albert Gate, c.1846. Engraving in GL (W2/HYD)

(b) Hyde Park House, No. 60 Knightsbridge, in 1942. Photograph in possession of English Heritage (LCC 761)

(c) No. 1 Albert Gate and No. 58 Knightsbridge in 1946. NMR photograph (BB46/02856)

24. No. 1 Albert Gate

(a) Salon in 1902. Photograph Country Life (CL L8923–5)

(b), (c) Staircase and gallery. NMR photographs (CC73/02443, 02445)

25. No. 58 Knightsbridge: interiors in 1902. Photographs Country Life (CL L8923–5)

26. No. 2 Albert Gate

(a), (c) Staircase and ballroom in 1888. Bedford Lemere photograph in the NMR (BL 08822, 08832)

(b) Staircase balustrade. RCHME photograph (NMR BB95/11689)

27. No. 2 Albert Gate, interiors in 1888. Bedford Lemere photographs in the NMR (BL 08829, 08828)

28. Hyde Park House

(a), (b) Outer hall and staircase in 1961. NMR photographs (BB61/01073, 01079)

(c) Picture gallery in 1902. Photograph Country Life

29. Hyde Park House

(a) Staircase in 1961. NMR photograph (BB61/01075)

(b) Ballroom in 1902. Photograph Country Life

30. (a), (b) Rosebery House, 1881. Elevations by Henri Parent, reproduced by kind permission of the Earl of Rosebery. Photographs Crown Copyright, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (D44805, D44807)

(c) Knightsbridge, c.1884. York & Son photograph in the NMR (CC97/00598)

31. Hyde Park Hotel

(a) Knightsbridge front in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/33112)

(b) Railing detail. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/33116)

(c) Park front in 1968. Millar & Harris photograph in the NMR (15151D)

32. Hyde Park Hotel

(a) Palm Court, c.1927. Mewès & Davis photograph in the NMR (BB93/21100)

(b) Smoking-room in 1925. Hulton Getty Picture Collection photograph (M93503)

33. Hyde Park Hotel, interiors in 1965. Millar & Harris photographs in the NMR (14282/J, B)

34. Rutland Court

(a) Exterior in 1912. Bedford Lemere photograph in the NMR (BL 21845)

(b), (c) Details. RCHME photographs (NMR BB93/ 00947, 00945)

35. Parkside

(a) Perspective by Hart & Waterhouse from Academy Architecture, vol. 35, 1909 1, p. 32

(b)–(e) Details. RCHME photographs (NMR BB93/ 23524; AA96/ 04205, 04204, 04202)

36. (a) Albert Gate Court in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/ 29758)

(b) Park Mansions in 1902. KLS photograph (L/6423)

(c) Wellington Court and Park Lodge in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB95/00872)

(d) Park Lodge. From The Building News, 30 October 1891, p. 624

37. (a) Park Mansions, c. 1920. Photograph from Pennycuick album in the NMR (BB93/22779)

(b) Wellington Court in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/29754)

(c) Albert Gate Mansions. From The Building News, 12 September 1884, p. 424

38. (a) Strathnairn statue in 1910. LMA photograph (97/116)

(b) – (i) Nos 55–91 Knightsbridge, details. RCHME photographs (NMR AA96/02208, 04197, 04180, 04181, 04194, 04195; AA99/05903, 05904)

39. Knightsbridge Barracks of 1792–3

(a), (b) From The Gentleman's Magazine, vol. LXVII, part 2, July 1797, b/w pp. 544–5; photograph by courtesy of LMA

(c) Park front, c.1860. Photograph by courtesy of the Household Cavalry Museum, Windsor

40. Knightsbridge Barracks of 1878–80

(a), (b) From The Builder, 2 February 1878, pp. 112–13

(c) South Barrack Block in 1964. NMR photograph (BB65/02084)

41. Knightsbridge Barracks of 1878–80

(a) Park front, c.1895. NMR photograph

(b), (c) Officers' Mess, entrance and dining-room in 1964. NMR photographs (BB65/02091, 02114)

42. Knightsbridge Barracks of 1878–80

(a) Riding-school and Barrack Blocks in 1964. NMR photograph (BB65/02082)

(b), (c) Main entrances to Barrack Blocks in 1964. NMR photographs (BB65/02092, 02090)

43. Knightsbridge Barracks of 1878–80

(a) Parade-ground in 1895. Photograph by courtesy of the Household Cavalry Museum, Windsor

(b) Riding-school in 1964. NMR photograph (BB65/ 02097)

44. Knightsbridge Barracks of 1967–70

(a) Knightsbridge front in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/30083)

(b) Knightsbridge front in 1970. Henk Snoek photograph in BAL (Photograph collection, S70/4078)

45. Knightsbridge Barracks of 1967–70

(a) Entrance to Officers' Mess, c.1971. Sam Lambert photograph, reproduced by courtesy of the British Cement Association

(b) Parade-ground in 1995. RCHME photograph (NMR BB95/01143)

(c) Stone busts outside Officers' Mess in 1995. RCHME photograph (NMR BB95/03774)

46. Knightsbridge Barracks of 1967–70, in 1970. Henk Snoek photographs in BAL (Photograph collection, S70/3921, 3916)

47. Knightsbridge Barracks of 1967–70

(a) Horse ramp in 1970. Photograph © The Guardian

(b) Smithy in 1995. RCHME photograph (NMR BB95/3786)

48. (a) Rose and Crown Yard in 1857. Drawing by T. H. Shepherd in KLS (GC 2385)

(b) Tattersalls. From The Penny Illustrated Paper, 3 July 1869, p.4; photograph by courtesy of GL (ref.320)

49. Tattersalls

(a) Auction yard. From The Illustrated London News, 22 April 1865, p.384

(b) Subscription room. From The Illustrated Times, 22 April 1865, p. 244; photograph by courtesy of GL (ref. 320)

(c) Entrance in 1902. KLS photograph (K63/985)

50. (a) All Saints' School, west front in 1902. KLS photograph

(b) All Saints' School. From The Architect, 30 October 1875, p. 242

(c) Knightsbridge Green in 1963. NMR photograph (AA63/06624)

(d) Normandie Hotel in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/0931)

51. Normandie Hotel, interiors in 1912. Bedford Lemere photographs in the NMR (BL 21890/2, 8)

52. Raphael Street

(a) North side in the early 1900s. Postcard in Brian Girling collection (W002)

(b) South side in 1902. Photograph in WCA (E138/2)

(c) Pakenham Tavern, c. 1875. Photograph in the NMR reproduced by courtesy of Watney Mann (BB70/09865)

53. (a) Japanese Native Village exhibition. From The Building News, 23 January 1885, p.121

(b) Japanese Native Village exhibition. From The Illustrated London News, 21 February 1885, p. 203; photograph by courtesy of LMA

(c) Prince's Club. From The Building News, 11 October 1889, pp. 488–9

54. Floorcloth manufactory, Trevor Place

(a) Perspective view of c.1824, probably by W. F. Pocock, in BAL (Drawings Collection, Scrap Book of W. F. & W. W. Pocock, f.3v)

(b) Drying-room. From George Dodd's Days at the Factories, 1843, p. 281

(c) Exterior in 1973. LMA photograph (73/08196)

(d) Watercolour view of c. 1794 from extra-illustrated copy of Lysons' Environs of London (vol. 11, part 1, f. 338) in GL

55. Trevor Square area in 1992. RCHME photographs (NMR BB92/27531, 29792–3, 00940)

56. Trevor Square area in 1992. RCHME photographs (NMR BB92/27523, 27525, 27519)

57. (a) Nos 2–8 Trevor Place in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/22771)

(b) Footpath between Raphael Street and Trevor Square in 1939. NMR photograph (B39/00083)

(c) Former Harrods depot, Trevor Square, in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/000969)

58. (a) Trevor Estate, redevelopment scheme. From The Builder, 2 June 1911, p. 685

(b) Nos 3–7 Lancelot Place in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/23487)

(c) No. 40 Trevor Place in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/17334)

(d) South Lodge development in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/00955)

59. Montpelier Square. RCHME photographs (NMR AA95/01346; BB93/22755)

60. Montpelier Square area. RCHME photographs (NMR BB93/23519; BB92/29783; BB95/06115, 11887)

61. (a) No. 17A Montpelier Square. RCHME photograph (NMR AA95/02177)

(b) Montpelier Place in the early 1900s. Postcard in Brian Girling collection (W003)

(c) Montpelier Street in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/ 29769)

62. (a) No. 1 Montpelier Walk in 1964. Sydney W. Newbery photograph (013481), kindly provided by Frank E. Boswell

(b) No. 1 Montpelier Walk in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/23518)

(c) No. 30 Montpelier Place in 1995. RCHME photograph (NMR BB95/06118)

(d) Nos 3–4 Montpelier Terrace in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/17390)

63. (a) No. 1 Montpelier Walk, drawing-room in 1965. Sydney W. Newbery photograph (018240), kindly provided by Frank E. Boswell

(b) No. 23 Montpelier Square, conservatory in 1996. RCHME photograph (NMR BB96/ 00186)

(c) No. 8 Montpelier Square, entrance hall in 1996. RCHME photograph (NMR BB96/00187)

64. Deutsche Evangelische Christuskirche, Montpelier Place

(a) Architects' perspective, 1904. Pen-and-wash drawing by C. G. F. Rees and E. Boehmer, in the collection of the Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd

(b), (c) In 1991. RCHME photographs (NMR BB91/ 07140, 06026)

65. Deutsche Evangelische Christuskirche, Montpelier Place, interiors in 1991. RCHME photographs (NMR BB91/06025, 06034, 06029, 06035)

66. Kent House

(a) – (c) In 1908. Photographs in possession of English Heritage (LCC 136c, 132c, 135c)

(d) Outer hall, c. 1913. NMR photograph (DD75/ 00076)

67. Kent House

(a) Staircase in 1991. Photograph © English Heritage Photo Library (B915522)

(b), (c) Hall and music-room in 1913. Photographs Country Life (CL 8385–7)

68. Rutland Gardens

(a) Rutland House and Nos 1 and 2 in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/00934)

(b) Rutland Lodge in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/22768)

(c) Rutland House, hall and staircase, c. 1906. Charleton House (Fife) Plans, bound volume (no.29), reproduced by courtesy of Baron Bonde: photograph Crown Copyright, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (D10318)

69. (a) South Lodge, gate-keeper's lodge and entrance gates in 1896. Bedford Lemere photograph in the NMR (BL 13835)

(b) South Lodge in 1967. LMA photograph (98/179)

(c) Nos 247–249 Knightsbridge in 1973. LMA photograph (73/8/191)

70–71. South Lodge interiors in 1902. Photographs Country Life (L9603–7)

72. Rutland House

(a) North front in 1833. From a sale catalogue in GL (ST 581.3, sale catalogue 105)

(b) Plans and elevation. Designs by John Vardy in V&A (Print Room, Q.1.a)

73. Rutland Gate

(a) Nos 1–7 and gate-keeper's lodge in 1946. NMR photograph (BB46/002329)

(b) Bird's-eye view in 1995. RCHME photograph (NMR AA95/001345)

74. Rutland Gate in 1992–3. RCHME photographs (NMR BB92/ 31805; BB93/ 23533; BB92/ 17391)

75. Rutland Gate

(a) In the early 1900s. Postcard in Brian Girling collection (116G)

(b) Nos 45–47 in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/03174)

(c) Clock House in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/00959)

76. Roof garden at No. 64 Rutland Gate in 1913. Bedford Lemere photographs in the NMR (BL 22281/1, 3)

77. Rutland Gate

(a) Nos 2–8A in 1946. NMR photograph (BB46/ 02329)

(b) Nos 43–44 in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/03173)

(c) No. 15 in 1972. Millar & Harris photograph in the NMR (163961)

78. Mews. RCHME photographs (NMR BB93/22766; BB98/002756; BB96/00195; BB93/22763)

79. (a) No. 1 Ennismore Street in 1922. Bedford Lemere photograph in the NMR (BL 26047)

(b) Kent Yard in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/25350)

(c) Gate Mews in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/14389)

(d) Ennismore Gardens Mews in the early 1900s. Postcard in Brian Girling collection (116B)

(e) Ennismore Gardens Mews, entrance screen in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/23513)

80–81. Kingston House in 1937. Photographs Country Life (CL 11481–26)

82. Princes Gate

(a) Kingston House estate, panoramic view of proposed development, c. 1845. Watercolour by Thomas Allom in a private collection, photograph by courtesy of The Fine Art Society plc (photo no. 534362)

(b) Design for No. 14, c. 1845–6. Pen drawing by H. L. Elmes in BAL (Drawings Collection, U12/16/4)

(c) Nos 18–24 in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/33099)

(d) No. 14, detail of frieze. RCHME photograph (NMR AA99/00600)

83. Princes Gate

(a) Design for garden front, c. 1845–6. Pencil-and-wash drawing by H. L. Elmes in BAL (Drawings Collection, U12/15/6)

(b) Nos 10–11 in the early 1900s. Postcard in Brian Girling collection (116C)

(c) Nos 14–16 in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/03454)

84. Ennismore Gardens

(a) Nos 61–64 in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/12331)

(b) Nos 45–50 in 1938. LMA photograph (B7014)

(c) Ennismore Gardens and Princes Gardens in 1947. Aerofilms photograph (A6438)

85. Ennismore Gardens

(a) Nos 1–9 in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/29789)

(b) In the early 1900s. Postcard in Brian Girling collection (116H)

86. Alford House

(a) Preliminary design, c. 1868. Perspective drawing by Matthew Digby Wyatt in Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, Smithsonian Institute/Art Resource, New York (1952–39–1)

(b) In the 1870s. V&A Picture Library (F516)

(c) Perspective by Matthew Digby Wyatt, 1872, in BAL (Drawings Collection, C6/03)

87. (a), (b) Alford House, interiors in 1931. From sales particulars in WCA (Acc. 943/2), reproduced by kind permission of Farrer & Company

(c) Bolney House in 1946. NMR photograph (BB46/02322)

(d) Bolney House. Contract drawing by R. N. Shaw, in Royal Academy of Arts, Shaw Bequest 1969 (RP4/3A)

88. (a) Moncorvo House. Perspective drawing by J. Macvicar Anderson, 1879, in BAL (Drawings Collection, Arc3/377.21)

(b) Moncorvo House in 1888. Bedford Lemere photograph in the NMR (BL 8587)

(c) No. 70 Ennismore Gardens. From The Building News, 23 July 1886, pp. 130–1

89. Moncorvo House

(a) Saloon, c. 1914–18. National Archives of Canada photograph (PA–005927)

(b), (c) Reception room and drawing-room in 1933. Photographs Country Life (11127–7)

90. No. 14 Princes Gate

(a) Nos 13–14 Princes Gate, c. 1904. Photograph by courtesy of Archives of the Pierpont Morgan Library, New York

(b) Exterior in 1938. Millar & Harris photograph in the NMR (6053/A)

(c) Ambassador's Ballroom in 1938. Millar & Harris photograph in the NMR (6053/J)

91. No. 14 Princes Gate

(a) French Drawing Room in 1938. Millar & Harris photograph in the NMR (6053/D)

(b) Hall and staircase in 1938. Millar & Harris photograph in the NMR (6053/C)

(c) Hall in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/26184)

92. Russian Orthodox Cathedral (formerly All Saints' Church), Ennismore Gardens

(a) Perspective by L. Vulliamy in BAL (Drawings Collection, V7/19)

(b) Perspective by C. Harrison Townsend in GL (MS 18319/8)

(c) Exterior in the 1950s. NMR photograph (AA78/01886)

(d) Exterior in 1928. Photograph in the NMR reproduced by courtesy of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC DW1117)

93. Russian Orthodox Cathedral (formerly All Saints' Church), Ennismore Gardens

(a), (c) Nave in 1956. LMA photographs (98/087, 56/0297)

(b) Pulpit. From The Building News, 5 April 1889, p.486

94. Russian Orthodox Cathedral (formerly All Saints' Church), Ennismore Gardens

(a) East end in 1956. LMA photograph (LCC 56/0295)

(b) Monument in sanctuary. RCHME photograph (NMR BB91/23921)

95. Princes Gate

(a), (b) Nos 26–31 in 1993. RCHME photographs (NMR BB93/33105, 33102)

(c) Nos 32–49, c. 1900. Photograph by courtesy of Carol Seymour-Newton

96. Princes Gate

(a) Nos 49–58 in 1968. LMA photograph (GLC 68/01949)

(b), (c) Nos 48–50 in 1992. RCHME photographs (NMR BB92/14442; BB93/00952)

97. Princes Gardens

(a) North side in 1938. LMA photograph (98/178)

(b) Nos 8–15 in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/03442)

(c) No. 15 and Weeks Hall, c. 1957. Sydney W. Newbery photograph from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (College Archives)

98. No. 49 Princes Gate, hall and staircase in 1892 and 1919. Bedford Lemere photographs in the NMR (BL 11522, 24611)

99. No. 49 Princes Gate, drawing-room in 1892. Bedford Lemere photograph in the NMR (BL 11530)

100. No. 49 Princes Gate, drawing-room and morning room in 1892. Bedford Lemere photographs in the NMR (BL 11531, 11526)

101. No. 49 Princes Gate, the Peacock Room

(a) In 1892. Bedford Lemere photograph in the NMR (BL 11524)

(b) In 1905. NMR photograph (D39/00157)

(c) In 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/ 14443)

102. No. 26 Princes Gate, interiors in 1894. Bedford Lemere photographs in the NMR (BL 12672, 12674–5)

103. Princes Gardens

(a) No. 19, drawing-room in the 1860s. NMR photograph (BB88/04122)

(b) No. 6, drawing-room in the 1920s. Photograph Country Life (L8960–5)

104. Nos 52–53 Princes Gate, interior details. RCHME photographs (NMR BB92/24003, 24000, 24002; BB98/26400, 26404, 26398)

105. Princes Gate, details

(a) No. 53. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/ 26397)

(b), (c) No. 58. RCHME photographs (NMR BB91/ 25229, 25273)

(d) No. 49. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/ 14466)

106. Imperial College, Princes Gardens. Photographs from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (College Archives)

(a) Linstead Hall and Southside in 1968. Sydney W. Newbery photograph

(b) Southside in 1963. Sydney W. Newbery photograph

(c) Model of proposed development, 1958.

107. Imperial College, Princes Gardens. Sydney W. Newbery photographs from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine (College Archives)

108. Eresby House

(a) In 1956. Pamela Chandler photograph in the NMR (BB98/16073), reproduced by courtesy of Diana Willson

(b)–(d) In 1992. RCHME photographs (NMR BB92/17386, 17387, 17384)

109. Nos 1–7 Princes Gate. RCHME photographs (NMR BB92/17336; BB98/03599, 03594)

110. (a) Nos 59–63 Princes Gate in 1938. NMR photograph (CC66/00694)

(b) Kingston House North in 1993. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/23501)

111. (a), (b) Nos 59–63 Princes Gate, interiors in 1937–8. Photographs Country Life (CL 11664–7)

(c) No. 12 Rutland Court, Cecil Beaton's flat in 1936. Millar & Harris photograph in the NMR (5344/A)

112. Knightsbridge in 1995. RCHME photograph (NMR AA95/01344)

Colour

114. (a) Albert Gate. Watercolour of 1841 in Public Record Office (WORK32/29 no.3)

(b) Nos 14–24 Princes Gate in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/03449)

(c) Nos 1–7 Princes Gate in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/12160)

115. (a) Knightsbridge Barracks Tower in 1992. RCHME photograph (NMR BB92/30085)

(b) Knightsbridge Barracks, main gate in 1982. NMR photograph (G25888/2)

(c) Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB99/00312)

(d) Parkside in 1996. RCHME photograph (NMR BB96/07865)

116. Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, interiors in 1998. RCHME photographs (NMR BB99/00316, 00319, 00323)

117. (a), (b) No. 14 Rutland Gate, staircase and landing in 1992. Photographs by Richard Bryant/ Arcaid

(c), (d) Knightsbridge Barracks, interiors in 1995. RCHME photographs (NMR BB95/03702, 03707)

118. (a) No. 14 Princes Gate, chimneypiece in former French Drawing Room. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/26199)

(b) No. 25 Princes Gate, dining-room in 1997. Nick Guttridge photograph, reproduced by courtesy of Areen Design Services Limited

(c) Kent House, chimneypiece in old library. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/00994)

(d) Kent House (Westminster Synagogue), The Ark of the Covenant. RCHME photograph (NMR BB93/00998)

119. (a) No. 25 Princes Gate, drawing-room in 1997. Nick Guttridge photograph, reproduced by courtesy of Areen Design Services Limited

(b) No. 14 Princes Gate, Reception Hall in 1998. RCHME photograph (NMR BB98/26193)

(c) No. 58 Princes Gate, entrance hall in 1991. RCHME photograph (NMR BB91/25223)

120. No. 52 Princes Gate

(a)–(c) Watercolours by G. Aitchison of 1877–8 in BAL (Drawings Collection, Z25/11, nos 2–4)

(d), (e) Boudoir in 1998. RCHME photographs (NMR BB98/26411, 26403)

121. Nos 52–53 Princes Gate, interior details. RCHME photographs (NMR BB98/26406, 26401; BB92/ 24015; BB98/26396)

122. Russian Orthodox Cathedral (formerly All Saints' Church), Ennismore Gardens, interiors in 1991. RCHME photographs (NMR BB91/23900, 23886)

123. Russian Orthodox Cathedral (formerly All Saints' Church), Ennismore Gardens, sgraffito work and stained glass. RCHME photographs (NMR BB99/00058; BB91/23907, 23875: 23907, 23913)

124. Russian Orthodox Cathedral (formerly All Saints' Church), Ennismore Gardens, stained glass. RCHME photographs (NMR BB99/00062; BB91/ 23915, 23877, 23881, 23894)

125. Deutsche Evangelische Christuskirche, Montpelier Place, stained glass. RCHME photographs (NMR BB91/06045, 06039, 06043, 06037, 06047, 06041)

126. (a) Chinese Collection, Albert Gate, 1851. Watercolour attributed to Eugène Lami in WCA (Acc.5878)

(b) Whistler's Peacock Room in the Freer Gallery, Washington, DC. Photograph © Smithsonian Institution, reproduced by courtesy of the Freer Gallery