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Derry and Toms roof garden, High Street Kensington, London: the court of fountains

RIBA Ref No RIBA72573
Architect/DesignerHancock, Ralph (1893-1950)
Artist/PhotographerNewbery, Sydney W. (1894-1985)
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1938
Image Date1938
ViewExterior
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAP43/141 (Newbery T89619)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectGarden buildings ; Roof gardens ; Fountains ; Water features
NOTES: When Derry and Toms department store was built in 1931-1933, London County Council forbad the inclusion of the seventh floor due to the limit of fire service ladders although the building had the structural potential for another floor. In 1935, the new owner of the store commissioned a roof garden to cover this large open space, which opened to the public in 1938.
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