The building was designed by Charles Worley in a Flemish renaissance style .
The building was built in 1892 -- 93 as a speculation for Samuel Lithgow , whose legal practice was based in Wimpole Street and centred on Marylebone .
The building was designed by Charles Worley in a Flemish renaissance style and built in 1892 -- 93 as a speculation for Samuel Lithgow , whose legal practice was based in Wimpole Street and centred on Marylebone .