Driscoll House

Driscoll House is a building at 172 New Kent Road, London, England, which, until its closure in July 2007, was a hotel aimed primarily at international visitors. The building is on the south side of New Kent Road, between the Bricklayers' Arms flyover and Elephant and Castle station, and is a well-detailed example of the pre-World War I institutional Baroque style. When it opened as "Ada Lewis House" in 1913, it was one of the first of a small number of accommodation places for women in London. The opening ceremony was performed by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, and the building was named after Ada Lewis, widow of philanthropist Samuel Lewis. The building was eventually bought by Terence Driscoll, founder of the International...