B/W print; View of Piccadilly, looking east from Burlington House in 1923 by Topical Press, Apr 1923

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Reference number	1999/7567
Description	View of Piccadilly, looking east from Burlington House in 1923. There is a row of taxis parked in the centre of the road. To the left of the shot is a covered horse drawn cart being over-taken by a small open topped automobile.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	Apr 1923
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	U1646
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Streets and buildings
Completeness	73% 73% ?

• Physical description

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Flag on building: Bluebird, Perfect Food and No Music Building: P Steinmann & Co, British Firm Building: Fortnum and Mason
  Annotation	PICCADILLY. LOOKING EAST FROM BURLINGTON HOUSE, 1923. In distance appears the great new Lyons' Corner House in Coventry St. (in course of completion when this photograph was taken); on left is seen the west wing of the Piccadilly Hotel, which building stands on the site of the old St. James's Hall, but with a set-back frontage. The lower part of Prince's Hall is now a restaurant; the St. James's Vestry Hall has recently been demolished. Observe change in traffic, costumes, etc., compared with opposite photograph. Photograph (taken, 1923) by Topical Press. Underground copy/rt.

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  Attribute	Value
  Shot	Medium exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, Apr 1923

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Piccadilly, Westminster, W1

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Charles White -