Victoria
House, Bloomsbury, London
Architect
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Charles William
Long
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Date
Built
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1926 - 1932
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Location
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Bloomsbury
Square, London WC1
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Description
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Victoria House
gets its name from the fact that it was
commissioned as the headquarters of the
Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company.
The architect was Charles William Long.
The Grade II Listed building comprises 8
storeys with a basemnent and
sub-basement. It occupies a rectangular
island site with facades on Bloomsbury Square,
Bloomsbury Place, Vernon Place and Southampton
Row. The building is steel framed and
clad in Portland stone. It features
sculptures by Herbert William Palliser and
ornamental brasswork by the Bromsgrove
Guild. There are retail units on street
level along Southampton Row.
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