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...
EU Today writes: "The first bomb of the London blitz landed on the Dockyard Offices on the periphery of what is now the car park for Surr...
Sir Ernest Shackleton (1874 - 1922) antarctic explorer, lived here. L.C.C.
The plaque is very similar in style to these erected by the City of London, (example) but the erectors are staying anonymous.
This plaque is so low on the building that we are lucky Bob spotted it. It's likely that its position indicates that Jacqueline lived in ...
The plaque on the brick wall in the picture reads: The BBC Star Terrace, "Bring me fun, bring me sunshine, bring me love" Sylvie Dee. De...
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