The Lower Regent Street extension of the Lillywhites building under construction, photographed from the roof of the Swan and Edgar building on the opposite side of Piccadilly Circus

Date:
20 Apr 1923
Location:
Lillywhites Limited, 24-36 Regent Street, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, W1
Reference:
BL26573
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The extension was designed by Sir Reginald Blomfield as part of the rebuilding of Regent Street Quadrant and reorganisation of Piccadilly Circus. The photograph was taken for A D Dawnay and Sons Limited, builders and engineers, who were involved in the construction of the building.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Architect: Blomfield, Reginald Theodore

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Beaux Arts Style, Classicism, Early 20th Century Shop, Early 20th Century Office, Construction