This building was completed in September 1960. It replaces buildings destroyed by enemy action in September 1940.
Slater & Uren F.F.R.I.B.A. - Architects
Rush & Tompkins Ltd - Contractors
W1, Oxford Street, John Lewis
The large aluminium sculpture "Winged Figure" on the side of the building is by Barbara Hepworth. See Ornamental Passions for commentary and a picture.
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
John Lewis war damage
Sorry, we've done no research on WW2, it's just too big a subject. But do vis...
Retail group. Founded by John Spedan Lewis after his father John Lewis gave h...
Legendary Shepherd's Bush rock band, The Who, performed here at the site of the Goldhawk Social Club at the start of their career. The He...
The Arnold Bennett Society Arnold Bennett, author, 1867 - 1931, lived, worked and died here, 1930 -1931.
This is where Faraday, aged 14, was indentured for 7 years to the bookseller, George Riebau, at what was then 2 Blandford Street. He star...
This website confirms that the Aboriginal words mean the same as the preceding line.
Beneath the two windows to the left of the plaque there is some red granite, inscribed "1859", which looks like the remains of a drinking...
