The Boots store at 15 Cornhill was built in 1910-1911 and was designed by Michael Vyne Treleaven, Boots' in-house architect. The first floor windows are flanked by statues of Agricola, St Edmund, Edward I and Edward VI, sculpted by Gilbert Seale and Son Ltd. The Post Office at 17-18 Cornhill was built in 1896 and was designed by H Tanner of H M Office of Works. In the early 2000s, 15 Cornhill was occupied by W H Smith. The Post Office later moved from 17-18 Cornhill to the same premises as W H Smith next door, and the original Post Office building was redeveloped in 2020 to create two commercial units and flats behind the original facade.
This is part of the Series: MBC01/02 Photographic slides of branches of Boots, taken by His Honour Nicholas Philpot; within the Collection: MBC01 Photography of Montague Burton and other shops taken by His Honour Nicholas Philpot
© Historic England Archive
Photographer: Philpot, Nicholas Anthony John
Architect: Treleaven, Michael Vyne: Gilbert Seale And Son Limited
Jacobethan, Early 20th Century Shop, Early 20th Century Chemists Shop, Victorian Post Office, Shops And Shopping
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