Founded in 1846 as a Builders/Undertakers Business in St John’s Wood, London, C. Tavener & Son Ltd has passed successfully from father to son for six generations. In the late 19th Century, the Firm concentrated its efforts on the domestic residential market. Various small works projects were carried out, mainly in the prime residential areas of Hampstead and the West End of London, as well as larger projects including the rebuilding of part of the Wallace Collection in Manchester Square, London, and the reconstruction of the Adelphi Arches in the Strand.