This is Bradmore House, in Hammersmith. The front facade is a rare and lovely example of English Baroque architecture from the C18th. The formerly very grand house, of which this was a small wing, has had a rather chequered history, being demolished in 1913. The front and two interiors were saved. The front was re-erected as part of the bus garage and the interiors given to a local almshouse and the Geffrye Museum. In 1994 the area was again redeveloped and the front rebuilt with a matching building behind (now a Chinese restaurant) and the Geffrye Museum interior reinstalled.
The house is in an unappealing location as part of a shopping centre but this front facade can be appreciated from the churchyard over the road. It is one of my favourite local buildings.
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Lovely rendering! I liked the look of Hammersmith on my first trip to London when I got lost and tool the bus the wrong way!
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