Looking south from the open roof of Thorn House towards the tower of St Martin in the Fields church and Nelson's Column, with the Houses of Parliament and Westminster Abbey visible beyond, and the reinforced concrete beams of Thorn House in front

Date:
Sep 1959 - Jan 1970
Location:
Thorn House, Upper St Martins Lane, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Wc2
Reference:
AA076499
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Thorn House was originally designed by Sir Basil Spence for Thorn Electrical Industries Limited, and was completed in September 1959. The building is now called Orion House.

Content

This is part of the Series: GAY01/02 London; within the Collection: GAY01 John Gay Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Gay, John

Keywords

Street Scene, Roofscape