B/W print; View of Piccadilly looking east from Devonshire House in 1923 by Topical Press, 7 Mar 1923

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Reference number	1999/7568
Description	View of Piccadilly looking east from Devonshire House in 1923. The Ritz Hotel (with colonnade) is visible.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	7 Mar 1923
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	U1536
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Streets and buildings
Completeness	73% 73% ?

• Physical description

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Advert: Selfridges White Sale Now On.
  Annotation	PICCADILLY, LOOKING EAST FROM DEVONSHIRE HOUSE, 1923; SHOWING THE RITZ HOTEL (opened 1908) on site of the Walsingham House and the Bath Hotels, and the Berkeley Hotel (formerly the St. James's). When building the Ritz Piccadilly was widened at this point by the side-walk being merged in the carriage-way, a new side-walk being provided beneath the colonnade of the Ritz, the frontage of which preserves the alignment of the former buildings. Devonshire House (recently sold by the Duke) is open for public inspection of chambers and furniture, with Listening-In entertainments, all on behalf of charity. Photograph (taken March 7, 1923) by Topical Press. Underground copyright.

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  Attribute	Value
  Shot	long exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, 7 Mar 1923

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Piccadilly, Westminster, W1

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Charles White -