Kemp_&_Tasker
Leslie H. Kemp and Frederick E. Tasker were English architects who practiced in the 1930s as Kemp & Tasker.
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They are best known for their cinemas, although they are responsible for a number of notable buildings in South London and Kent for a Messrs Morrell Bros. Builders [1] of 60 High Street, Bromley, Kent. These include:
- Motor Showrooms, Garage and Restaurant, 38 - 40 Croydon Road, Coney Hall, Hayes, Kent
- Dorchester Court flats, Herne Hill, London
- 5 Dorchester Drive, Herne Hill, London
- Crownleigh Court, Crownstone Road, Brixton, London
- Tudor Stacks, Dorchester Drive, Herne Hill, London (demolished)
In 1934 a Kemp and Tasker house design won the Daily Mail's Ideal House Competition and was erected temporarily at Olympia in the 'Village of Tomorrow' [2] at Ideal Home Show the following year.[3] Morrell's glossy brochure[4] advertised that it could be built to order anywhere and three known examples exist:
- 77 Addington Road, West Wickham (much modified as a health centre, but nonetheless Grade II listed in 2021)[lower-alpha 1][3]
- 10 Dorchester Drive, Herne Hill, London[lower-alpha 2][3] It was granted grade II listed building protection in 2022.[5][6]
- Stanstead, Mount Merrion, Dublin, Ireland (1936)[lower-alpha 3][7]