Gardens · London
Daimler Car Hire Garage
In or near Covent Garden.
Daimler Car Hire Garage — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Jim Osley — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Nearest railway station
- Russell Square · 0.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Daimler Car Hire Garage is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Official information
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From the Wikipedia article
The Daimler Car Hire Garage, is a garage built in Art Deco style for Daimler Hire Limited at 7-11 Herbrand Street, Bloomsbury, London, England. It was grade II listed by Historic England in 1982.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was completed in 1931 for Daimler Hire Limited in the Art Deco and Streamline Moderne styles to a design by the architects Wallis, Gilbert and Partners. Pevsner and Cherry describe it as "Stuccoed concrete, with a bold spiral ramp continuing to the roof, as if more floors were intended; abstract Art Deco ornament around windows and staircase entrance". The upper floors of the building was subsequently used as the headquarters for the London Taxi Company, while the basement was occupied by Frames Rickard Coaches, and the building became known as the Frames Coach Station. In 2000 it was refurbished by PKS Architects, converted into offices and occupied by the advertising agency…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5235, -0.1258
- District
- Camden
- Parish
- Camden, unparished area
- Postcode
- WC1N 1EX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Holborn and St Pancras
- Phone
- +44 (0)207 898 4046
- Nearest railway station
- Russell Square — 0.1 km
- Opening
- Tuesday 10:30am–5:00pm; Wednesday 10:30am–5:00pm; Thursday 10:30am–8:00pm; Friday 10:30am–5:00pm; Saturday 10:30am–5:00pm; closed Monday and Sunday
- Official site
- www.soas.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5209437 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Daimler Car Hire Garage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Daimler Car Hire Garage?
- Daimler Car Hire Garage is in London, United Kingdom (postcode WC1N 1EX), in the parish of Camden, unparished area.
- What is Daimler Car Hire Garage?
- Daimler Car Hire Garage — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Daimler Car Hire Garage?
- The nearest railway station is Russell Square, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode WC1N 1EX.
- How do I get to Daimler Car Hire Garage?
- The nearest railway station is Russell Square, about 0.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode WC1N 1EX.