History of the Building

 

One of the most important Edwardian buildings in London – Designed and built by Charles Mewes and Arthur Davis, the Anglo-French partnership responsible for the Ritz hotels in London and Paris – Originally commissioned as the home of the Morning Post newspaper – Completed in 1907 on a triangular site at the junction of the Aldwych and the Strand

 

The building expertly combines Edwardian grandeur with splendid Parisian elegance – Distinctive features include curved corners, a coppered cupola dome and a mansard roof of Westmoreland slate – Decorative features such as female head keystones, cornices and low balustrade balconies add to the charming Parisian feel

 

In 1937, the Morning Post moved out and the building became the headquarters of Illustrated Newspapers Limited, a subsidiary of The Inveresk Paper Company Limited and became known as Inveresk House – In more recent years it was occupied by various companies including the Prudential Assurance Company and Lloyds Bank before being purchased by Gordon Campbell Gray

 

In his search for the perfect building, it is interesting Campbell Gray chose one of the few buildings created by Mewes and Davis that was not intended as a hotel

 

Inveresk House is often described as Arthur Davis’ finest work