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Berners Street Mansions

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Berners Mansions is a six-storey Edwardian mansion block located in Berners Street in the City of Westminster. Berners Mansions was designed in 1897 by George Dennis Martin (1848-1915), Architect, of Pall Mall East. It is an unlisted building of merit within the Charlotte Street West Conservation Area and recognised as a positive contributor to the townscape of Berners Street and East Marylebone. It is a red brick building situated on the corner of Berners Street and Mortimer Street (formerly Charles Street), opposite the site of the former Middlesex Hospital (now called Fitzroy Place) and comprises 10 residential flats and 4 ground floor shops.

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Berners Street Mansions
Berners Street, City of Westminster Fitzrovia

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Berners Street 30
W1T 3NG City of Westminster, Fitzrovia
England, United Kingdom
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