Shop buildings in Old Bond Street
Shop buildings in Old Bond Street
Bond street 557 items
Record No
143504
Title
Shop buildings in Old Bond Street
Description
A view of the front elevations of shop buildings at 21-24 Old Bond Street, Mayfair and the side elevation of the corner building in Burlington Gardens. Number 24 was built in the mid-1920s for the prominent perfumers Atkinsons and its Portland stone facade retains its rich decoration in both elevations. Its spire can be seen at the top of the image. In Old Bond Street, the coat of arms of Westminster and the Gresham Grasshopper, a symbol of the City, can be seen either side of the entrance. In Burlington Gardens, the Atkinson monogram is visible. An advertisement for Kent ("Best British Brushes") has been fixed to the side of the building. At number 23 the shop is to let but it carries the name of the Bahama Islands. The building is four storeys high and three windows wide. The middle window on the first-floor is topped by a pediment. Number 22 to the right is four storeys high and four windows wide. The ground-floor carries the name of William Sorsby Limited, the centre for oriental art and books. The facade includes a juliet balcony running the full width of the first-floor and Corinthian columns at the second with a sculpted head at the top of each bay. An estate agent's board offering offices to let can be seen at the third floor. Number 21 is the premises of shipping line Union Castle. A pedestrian crossing is in place across Old Bond Street with Belisha beacons. Angled flagpoles project from several of the buildings. Dating from the early eighteenth century, number 23 and 23A Old Bond Street was Grade II listed in 1989; listing number 1264009. Dating from 1926, numbers 2 and 4 Burlington Gardens including 24 Old Bond Street was Grade II listed in 1987; listing number 1266364.
Date of execution
1975
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_499_75_7699
London picture map location
Exact
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