b/w glass neg, Image taken at Piccadilly Circus Underground station by Topical Press, 23 Jan 1929

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Reference number	1998/79901
Description	Image taken at Piccadilly Circus Underground station, showing the new art deco circulating area and booking hall, designed by Charles Holden (see also U5312). Show cases for Swan & Edgar, displaying a range of shoes, gloves, overcoats and evening dresses, are incorporated into the elliptical perimeter wall. A curved line of supporting columns stands in the foreground; note lantern lights at the top of the columns.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	23 Jan 1929
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w glass neg
Photograph number	U5314
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Underground stations
Completeness	58% 58% ?

• Physical description

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Sign: Piccadilly (north side) Regent Street (south side) Regent Street (north side). Piccadilly (south side) Lower Regent Street Haymarket Shaftesbury Avenue Sign: Sprinkler sectional valve inside

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	medium interior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, 23 Jan 1929

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  Location	Piccadilly Circus Underground station, Westminster, W1