7 Burlington Gardens

The building was a bank for much of the 19th and 20th centuries, and was later for a time home to the London flagship store of the American fashion retailer Abercrombie & Fitch.

[2] Designed by Giacomo Leoni, the house was initially commissioned by John Bligh M.P.,[3] but was sold by him (while the property was still being fitted out) to the 3rd Duke of Queensbury in 1722.

[3] He commissioned architect John Vardy to extend the property eastward as far as Savile Row and back along Old Burlington Street.

Vaults were created below ground, the old dining room was turned into a banking hall and a new main entrance was inserted into the frontage on Burlington Gardens.

[2] Overnight in May, a two-story construction wall was erected around the building and was plastered with half-naked men and "Abercrombie & Fitch".