A trot around the West End

I finally got out on Saturday for a walk through and around the West End of London where there are plenty of examples of Brutalism scattered around.

Sadly the light throughout the day was really poor – heavy overcast grey skies…not ideal for photography…but at worse I’ve had a good scouting mission!

I had 12 buildings to see…but actually only managed to get to 9 of them on my list before the light completely failed, although I did stumble upon a couple of buildings that I didn’t know existed but were definitely brutalist.

So, look forward to a few posts over the next few weeks including:

• The Standard Hotel
• The Weston Rise Estate
• The Brunswick Centre
• SOAS & The Institute of Education
• The Imperial Hotel
• CAA House (second visit)
• Covent Garden Travel Lodge
• St Giles Hotel
• The Royal College of Physicians
• Bonus find (1) 115 New Cavendish Street
• Bonus Find (2) Holiday Inn, Regents Park

Todays image is of The Imperial Hotel, designed by C. Lovett Gill & Partners and constructed between 1966C–1970