Gardens · London
Holborn Bars
Holborn Bars — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Christine Matthews — 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)
About
Holborn Bars 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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From the Wikipedia article
Holborn Bars, also known as the Prudential Assurance Building, is a large red terracotta Victorian building on the north side (138–142) of Holborn in Camden at the boundary of the City of London, England. The block is bounded by Holborn to the south, Brooke Street to the west, Leather Lane to the east and Beauchamp Street to the north. It is currently occupied by De Vere Venues and also the London office of English Heritage at 1 Waterhouse Square.
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Background
History
Located close to the Holborn Bar city boundary of the City of London Holborn Bars was built on the site of the former Furnival's Inn building of the Inns of Chancery. It was designed in Gothic Revival style for the Prudential Assurance Society by architects initially Alfred Waterhouse and his son Paul Waterhouse who became a partner in his father's firm from 1891, and built by Holland, Hannen & Cubitts in phases between 1876 and 1901. The interior design of the main entrance hall was completed in 1906. The building was modified between 1930 and 1932 by E. M. Joseph,
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.5187, -0.1103
- Address
- 8 South Square, London, WC1R 5ET
- Established
- 1901
- Official site
- www.graysinn.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q17361852 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Holborn Bars (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Holborn Bars?
- Holborn Bars is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5187°, -0.1103°.
- When was Holborn Bars built?
- Holborn Bars dates to 1901.