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...
The list on Hackney's plaques page includes this plaque, describing its location as "Playground between Queensbridge Road and Thurtle Roa...
Unveiled by actor Fiona Shaw to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth.
The 50th plaque is on the corner of the building. The centenary plaque is in the porch, where there is also a splendid highly polished e...
Reading right to left: De Pass; Rhodes-Moorhouse; Keysor; Campbell; Dunville; Colyer-Fergusson; Hewitt; Elliott-Cooper; Watson; Drummond;...
This plaque is on the accumulator.
