Basic Site Details | Name: | British Embassy | | City or county: | Constantinople | | Country: | Turkey | | Parish: | | | Status: | | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | The estimated cost was £38,000. The work comprised iron girders to make the building more fireproof, reinstatement, and a new glazed roof to the court. The northern extension was to house the servants' hall and kitchens. New boundary walls were to be built, with two new gates and gatehouses, and new stables as a result of post-fire widening. The work was completed in 1876 at a cost of £39,500.
| Building Type Classification| The building is classified under the following categories: | | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes |  | Public building | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1871 | 1876 | | Extensive repairs following fire damage; new stables, entrance lodge and walls as a result of a street widening scheme |
PeopleDesign and Construction| The following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | John Lessels (junior) | | | 1871 | 1876 | Extensive repairs following fire damage; new stables, entrance lodge and walls as a result of a street widening scheme |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Bertram, Mark | 2011 | Britian's Diplomatic Buildings Overseas, 1800-2000 | | Reading: Spire Books | pp72-3 | | Lessels, John II | | A Brief Account of the Ancient Family of Lessels in Fifeshire | | Carbon copy of original typescript in possession of Jane Lessels. Copy in NMRS. | |
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