Basic Site Details

Name: Kodak Building
City or county: London
Country: England
Parish:  
Status:  
Grid ref:
Notes: Recollections of T S Tait as told to Sir John Summerson, 1948 and in turn to DMW.

Builder: Allen Construction (as with Alhambra)

Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 161-63, KingswayYes 

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 119101911  

People

Design 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2(Sir) John James Burnet A19091911With T S Tait as project architect, developing Burnet sketches - several alternative proposals submitted to Eastman, who selected that developed by Tait
Item 2 of 2Thomas Smith Tait A19091911As project architect with J J Burnet, developing Burnet sketches - several alternative proposals submitted to Eastman, who selected that developed by Tait

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Burrows, E J1924Modern Architectural Art: Sir John Burnet & Partners Cheltenhamp11-13
Item 2 of 2Clarke, Jonathan2014Early Structural Steel in London Buildings: a discreet revolution English Heritagep335

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Architect and Building News5 August 1954  Note on the design responsibility
Item 2 of 2Architectural ReviewDecember 1911