Campden Hill Court was one of the first steel-framed mansion blocks built in central London.
The three original buildings (blocks A, B and C) were constructed by Thomas Boyce of Bloomsbury to a design by the famous Scottish architect, Frederick Pilkington. Prior to his move to London, Frederick Pilkington designed many important buildings around Edinburgh and in Scotland more generally. He was known for his focus on the high Victorian gothic style. After he moved his practice to Russell Square in London in 1883, he became involved with residential flats for rental by the middle classes.
Blocks D, E and E Centre were added in 1903 to a completely different design by Rafe and Matthews.
In the 1970s, the Trafalgar House Group acquired the freehold of Campden Hill Court and started to sell flats in the building on long leases. At this point, a management company, Campden Hill Court Tenants Ltd., was established to provide a mechanism for collecting service charges. In the 1980s, a group of owners of flats with long leases formed Campden Hill Court Ltd. to purchase the freehold of the building from Trafalgar House. Today, Campden Hill Court Tenants Ltd. oversees the management of the building on behalf of Campden Hill Court Ltd. and most owners hold shares in the freehold company.
