2014

TQ2981 : 219 Oxford Street, W1

taken 10 years ago, near to Marylebone, Westminster, England

219 Oxford Street, W1
219 Oxford Street, W1
Mixed retail and office building of 1951/1952, Grade II listed - extensive description at this LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) . Architect: Ronald Ward & Partners. Of particular interest are the three relief panels on the Oxford Street side, depicting the logo and buildings from the Festival of Britain, including the Festival Hall, the Shot Tower, the Dome of Discovery, and the Skylon. One of the earliest commercial buildings of post-war London.

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Geographical Context: City, Town centre Building Type: Office Building Shop Place: London W1 (Oxford Street) Listed Building Status: Grade II Architect: Ronald Ward & Partners other tags: Festival of Britain 1951 Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Street [1402] · London [451] · Oxford Street [247] · Grade II Listed [182] Other Photos: · Festival of Britain motifs, 219 Oxford Street ·
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TQ2981, 2688 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Jim Osley   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Wednesday, 10 September, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 10 September, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 29146 81243 [1m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.9214N 0:8.4118W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TQ 2909 8127
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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