Sloane Avenue Mansions

Sloane Avenue Mansions
General information
Type Residential buildings
Architectural style Art Deco architecture
Location Sloane Avenue
Town or city Chelsea, London
Country United Kingdom
Construction started 1931
Completed 1933
Design and construction
Architect G. Kay Green

Sloane Avenue Mansions is a high-rise residential building in Sloane Avenue, Chelsea, London, U.K.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century, the area comprised derelict houses.[1] By the 1930s, the area was revitalized, by tearing down those houses and erecting new buildings.[1]

Its construction began in 1931, and it was completed in 1933.[2][3] It was designed in the Art Deco architectural style by G. Kay Green.[2][4][5] It is 35.00 metre high, with 11 storeys.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Girling, Brian (2015). Chelsea Through Time. Stroud, U.K.: Amberley Publishing. ISBN 9781445634999. OCLC 915509165.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sloane Avenue Mansions". Emporis. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  3. A History of the County of Middlesex 12. London: Victoria County History. 2004. pp. 79–90 via British History Online.
  4. Concrete and Constructional Engineering 29. Concrete Publications. 1934. p. 14.
  5. "Sloane Avenue Mansions, London". manchesterhistory. Retrieved 6 May 2016.
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