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Title: Hans Mansions Basil Street London
Post by: MarksWife on Friday 13 July 18 21:24 BST (UK)

Hi. Iv been trying to find out about the above address. I have googled it and mainly find Hans Place. I wonder if anyone here knows this address and wether Hans Mansions still exist?

Thanks
Markswife

Title: Re: Hans Mansions Basil Street London
Post by: Bookbox on Friday 13 July 18 22:07 BST (UK)

Try here, about halfway down, paragraph starting 'At Harrods the company decided to build flats ... '
http://www.british-history.ac.uk/survey-london/vol41/pp9-32

Title: Re: Hans Mansions Basil Street London
Post by: ShaunJ on Friday 13 July 18 22:38 BST (UK)

Do an exact search on Google for  "Hans Mansions" - there are lots of hits

Title: Re: Hans Mansions Basil Street London
Post by: [Ray] on Saturday 14 July 18 09:30 BST (UK)

2018 Plan for restoration . . . . . .     

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mcr/    (http://www.rootschat.com/links/01mcr/)
Includes good pic/layout/geo   

Ray

Title: Re: Hans Mansions Basil Street London
Post by: MarksWife on Monday 16 July 18 17:24 BST (UK)

Thank you for your info, made very interesting reading. On my research it said Hans Mansions was a tenement which confused me, as I had an imagine of Victorian slums in mind!

I did google Hans Mansions but couldn’t find anything! Il give it another go

Thanks

Title: Re: Hans Mansions Basil Street London
Post by: MarksWife on Monday 16 July 18 17:26 BST (UK)

Bizarre! Just googled and found it 😳