tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post884840218059900051..comments2024-03-28T16:04:17.263+00:00Comments on ORNAMENTAL PASSIONS: 25 Cockspur Street SW1Chris Partridgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post-91995222637170957752009-08-06T09:56:45.495+01:002009-08-06T09:56:45.495+01:00I got thoroughly confused trying to research this ...I got thoroughly confused trying to research this one. Cunard expanded over several sites over the years, and apparently more or less the whole of the street was occupied by steamship companies at the end of the 19th cent. I haven't managed to find any specific reference to No 25. Pevsner misses it out.Chris Partridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883064324795042491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post-11633707822040233852009-08-05T23:25:44.253+01:002009-08-05T23:25:44.253+01:00I had thought that no 25 Cockspur Street was the f...I had thought that no 25 Cockspur Street was the former Albion Hotel, and over the years the Cunard line occupied various premises at nos 26-29.Robert Doylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07746783575315178202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7912529977982751506.post-31681673130906252752009-07-24T23:07:04.911+01:002009-07-24T23:07:04.911+01:00My guess is that they are the Mr. and Mrs. Cunard ...My guess is that they are the Mr. and Mrs. Cunard at the time the building was erected (although admittedly this wouldnt explain the vaguely Elizabethan get-up of the female figure - unless, of course, she was Elizabeth Cunard?) <br /><br />I'm sure the Cunard Line have a Company Historian or Archivist. Why not write to them and ask?Capability Boweshttp://www.capabilitybowes.comnoreply@blogger.com