Existing comment:
Building History
East Wing Light Court:
During the 1980s restoration, the corridor walls adjacent to two open air light courts were removed to create this large atrium. The brick walls with windows once opened onto the air shaft, while the white-tiled walls lines the inside of the corridor. The black granite band on the floor shows the outline of the walls that were removed.
The present copper cornices are replicas of the originals, which had to be replaced because they were so deteriorated. The more elaborate cornice marks the edge of the original 1900 building, while the plain cornice tops the later addition constructed in 1915. |