This extrovert building was put up in Langham Street in 1901, at the very end of Victoria ‘s reign, as a Nurses Home. It was designed by A.E. Thompson and developed by Baron Howard De Walden at the behest of his mother who was patron of the project. Lady Howard De Walden enlisted the help of Florence Nightingale in the design of the building and Florence was “anxious to have the Nurses Home as nearly perfect as a building can be.”
 
Interesting fact...
little‑known secret about the Howard de Walden Nurses Home  is that it was effectively “sanctioned” by Florence Nightingale herself, who helped shape how it should be designed and run for its nurses. As she put it “as nearly perfect as a building can be”