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Strictly speaking this doesn't fit my crieteria ( I am begining to suspect there will be a few of these) as there is no name on the building, however there is the flag which makes a bit of a statement.
The flag depicted is the Royal Standard and judging by the size of the harp and the likely age of the building it is probalby the Royal Standard of Queen Victoria. (the standards of all the monarchs up to and including Queen Elizabeth have been virtually identical save for some stylistic changes)
The reason I find this interesting is potentially not just any one can use this image as per this entry on the Flags of the World web site.
"The propriety of flying the Royal Standard became an issue when preparations for the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Queen's accession were planed in 1897. Those who asked the Home Office for permission to fly the Royal Standard, were told that only Her Majesty, members of the Royal Family and certain Public Departments were entitled to fly the Royal Standard, but no action was taken against those who flew it without requesting permission.
David Prothero, 11 April 2007"
So who or what was in this building that they felt they had the right to not only use the royal standard but cast it into the fabric of the building. As it doesn't appear to be a grand enough building for anything particularly royal perhaps it is a simple as it was built by a zealous royalist.
As always information from someone more knowledgable than me would be appreciated.
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