Monday, 20 July 2015

27 King Street, Covent Garden


This building is on King Street near Covent Garden. The ground floor is used by Moss Bros a formal menswear specialist but it is the upper floors that attracted my attention.

The upper floors are occupied by the Sun Alliance and London Insurance group. The most notable decoration on the building is a wreathed portcullis surmounted by the Prince of Wales's Feathers.
There is also an ironwork balcony stretching across the front with ball finials. The building dates from the 1850's.



Looking closely you can see the words Fire Office written around the portcullis in the ironwork. Originally these were the offices of the Westminster Fire Office but that became a subsidiary of the Alliance in 1968.





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24 comments:

  1. Gosia20 July 2015 at 20:14

    wow the balcony is very interesting

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  2. Penelope Notes20 July 2015 at 20:20

    Interesting photos and history. In everything and in everyone, if we look carefully, we can see traces of what has come before.

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  3. Rajesh20 July 2015 at 20:50

    That is a beautiful building.

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  4. eileeninmd20 July 2015 at 20:51

    Hello, it is a pretty building and I love the closeup of the portcullis decoration and the ironwork on balcony. Thanks for sharing, have a happy new week!

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  5. Sylvia K20 July 2015 at 21:03

    Beautiful place and great captures for he day as always!! Thank you for sharing!! Hope you enjoy a great new week -- camera in hand, of course!!

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  6. mick20 July 2015 at 21:29

    Great photos - the decorations on the buildings are beautiful. I wish some of our modern buildings were not so plain and utilitarian.

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  7. Author R. Mac Wheeler20 July 2015 at 22:33

    We had a Mass Brothers here in Tampa.

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  8. Linda W.21 July 2015 at 02:50

    Love all the colorful details on this building!

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  9. Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti21 July 2015 at 05:05

    This looks like a beautiful building. The iron work balcony designs look very well maintained for thier age.

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  10. Billy Blue Eyes21 July 2015 at 07:58

    There is firemark to look out for then

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  11. Indrani21 July 2015 at 08:06

    The designs on facade looks good.

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  12. Craig21 July 2015 at 08:19

    A very handsome building and all the more so for the crests.

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  13. Adam Jones21 July 2015 at 15:13

    Some great looking buildings in London.

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  14. Cynthia21 July 2015 at 17:44

    I love all those colorful details on buildings. They sure don't build 'em like they used to!

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  15. LOLfromPasa21 July 2015 at 20:41

    Fantastic building with lots of history. Wonderful piece of architecture.

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  16. biebkriebels21 July 2015 at 21:24

    Very nice details on the building.

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  17. carol l mckenna21 July 2015 at 23:38

    I can see why they caught your eye! Excellent and creative shots!

    Happy Week to you,
    artmusedog and carol

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  18. LifeRamblings22 July 2015 at 00:08

    what a gorgeous building.

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  19. Janey and Co.22 July 2015 at 01:08

    It serves as a reminder that we should all look up.

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  20. Sallie (FullTime-Life)22 July 2015 at 02:53

    Beautiful building. The medallions and decorations, and gargoyles on beautiful old buildings are fascinating to me. I grew up in a small town in the western US, no old beautiful buildings. I never cease to wonder at City life!

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  21. Birgitta22 July 2015 at 06:06

    What a beautiful building! Like the details!

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  22. Anonymous22 July 2015 at 06:21

    What lovely, small details!

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  23. Stewart M22 July 2015 at 10:39

    It often pays to look up in streetscapes - and to look at the building from the other side of the road!

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  24. Gattina23 July 2015 at 06:41

    Interesting ! I will certainly go there on Saturday, so I have to look up !

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