Simpson's, Piccadilly, London: the main facade clad in Portland stone seen from the west
Architect/Designer | Emberton, Joseph (1889-1956) |
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Artist/Photographer | Newbery, Sydney W. (1894-1985) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1936 |
Image Date | 1936 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Modern Movement |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP Box 845 Oddities (Sydney W Newbery 75950) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Cladding ; Stone ; Shop fronts ; Shops ; Canopies |
NOTES: Simpson's was the first shop in Britain to have an uninterrupted curved-glass frontage. The construction is of welded steel, made possible by arc-welding, supporting panel walls of brickwork.
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