Relaxing by the summerhouse on the roof garden of Derry and Toms department store, Kensington High Street, London
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Artist/Photographer | Maltby, John (1910-1980) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1960 |
Image Date | 1960 |
View | Exterior |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | Maltby 56 (MAL42626) |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | John Maltby / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Garden buildings ; People ; Furniture ; Garden furniture ; Roof gardens ; Shops ; Gardens ; Through the Shop Window |
NOTES: This was a setting for Modern Woman magazine. When Derry and Toms department store was built in 1931-1933, London County Council forbade the inclusion of the seventh floor due to the limit of fire service ladders but the building had the structural potential for another floor. On completion of the building, a roof garden was planned to cover this large open space which took three years to build and opened to the public in 1938.
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