Basic Site Details Name: | Institution of Civil Engineers | Town, district or village: | Westminster | City or county: | London | Country: | England | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | Albert Hodge, sculptor. Sculpture by Armitage 1937-38
| Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | One Great George Street | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Institute | | |
Street AddressesThe following street addresses are associated with this building: | | Address | Main entrance? | Notes | | 1, Great George Street | Yes | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1910 | 1913 | | |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe 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 | | James Miller | | A | 1910 | 1913 | Secured job after competition. Buildings at this date covered numbers 2-7 Great George Street. Number 1 was in the original design but not constructed until the 1930s. | | Thomas Stewart Purdie | | A | 1910 | After 1912 | As assistant to James Miller | | (Sir) William Emerson | | | 1911 | | Competition design - not successful | | Alexander Thomson Scott | | A | 1912 | | As assistant to James Miller |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Armitage, Edward | 1983 | Joseph Armitage Craftsman 1880-1945 | no 3 | Thirties Society Journal, 1982, pp27, 30 | | | Bradley, Simon and Pevsner, Nikolaus (ed) | 2003 | London 6: Westminster (The Buildings of England) | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p274 | | Royal Academy exhibitors | | | | | 1911, no 1431 (Emerson design) | | Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts | 1925 | | | | 199 | | RSA | 1911 | | | | 421, 421 | | RSA | 1914 | | | | 578, 590 |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this building: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | | Builder | 28 May 1910 | XCVIII | | | | Building News | 27 May 1910 | | | p724, p737 (plans), and perspective |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | RIAS Collection, NMRS, RCAHMS | James Miller, Son & Manson Drawings Collection | | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Thomas Stewart Purdie: L v25 no2068; Alexander Thomson Scott: F no2826 (box 12) |
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