Whitehall in 1900: The Admiralty

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Arthur H. Beavan continued his look at Whitehall in Imperial London, 1901, with this look at the Admiralty:

Like the War Office, the Admiralty, built in 1726 upon the site of Wellingford House, its plainness masked by a stone screen designed by the architect, Adam, was a rambling place, a labyrinth of narrow passages and small inconvenient rooms; but the new offices built at the rear over a portion of New Street, Spring Gardens, were light and airy, with a pleasant outlook.

The old Admiralty was interesting because the body of Nelson lay in state there, and because in pre-telegraph days there stood on the roof a semaphore, whence orders were transmitted to all the seaports, and by which all the stirring naval intelligence was conveyed to an expectant nation.