B/W print; View of Piccadilly, looking eastwards from Down Street in 1923 by Topical Press, 8 Mar 1923
Main details
| Reference number | 1999/8105 |
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| Description | View of Piccadilly, looking eastwards from Down Street in 1923. |
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| Dates | 8 Mar 1923 |
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| Photograph number | U1537 |
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| Completeness | 72% |
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Physical description
Item content Attribute Value Annotation PICCADILLY, LOOKING EAST FROM DOWN ST., 1923. SHOWING THE GIRDER FRAMEWORK OF THE PROPOSED PARK LANE HOTEL AND, IN DISTANCE, THE JUNIOR CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB.
The private residences shown in the photograph on opposite page were demolished about 1912, the site having been acquired by the Park Lane Hotel Co. The girder work was erected about 1913-14; further progress was stayed by the outbreak of the War, and subsequently financial difficulties debarred the completion of the building. This gigantic "birdcage" has thus been an eyesore of Piccadilly for some ten years. Photograph (taken Mar. 8) by Topical Press. U/D. Copyright.Design Attribute Value Shot long exterior -
People involved
Role Person(s) involved Photographer Topical Press, 8 Mar 1923 -
Associated companies, people and places
Places Location Piccadilly, Westminster, W1People Attribute Value People Charles White -