City Chronicles by Barry Pain is about Samuel Soames and his life in Doddington Mansions. Excerpt: "Messrs Granwick and Shine called it No. 42, Doddington Street, W. But their business they were the furnishing trade, and had not been doing well at it in late years only occupied the ground floor and a part of the basement. The upper story was left as bachelor chambers, and had a separate entrance"