United Kingdom House
| United Kingdom House | |
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General information | |
Architectural style | Edwardian Baroque |
| Location | City of Westminster, England |
| Coordinates | 51°30′57″N 0°8′20″W / 51.51583°N 0.13889°W |
Construction started | 1905–06 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Frank Atkinson |
| Awards | Listed as Grade II by Historic England[1] |
United Kingdom House at 164–182 Oxford Street in the City of Westminster, London, is a grade II listed former Waring and Gillow's department store completed in 1906 to the design of Frank Atkinson with advice from Richard Norman Shaw. It is now used as retail and offices premises.[1]
History
In 1895, S. J. Waring established a branch on Oxford Street at the current site of United Kingdom House. Following the expiration of the lease on the Gillow's location near Marble Arch, where the company had been trading since c. 1765, the two companies merged.[2]
Work began on the current building in 1901 to the design of Frank Atknison and would first open in 1906. An extension on Great Titchfield Street would be completed in 1933. The upper levels of the building would be converted into offices by R. Seifert and Partners between 1977 and 1978.[3]
References
- 1 2 Historic England. "164–182, Oxford Street (1066035)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ↑ Weinreb, Ben; Hibbert, Christopher, eds. (1995). The London encyclopaedia (Rev. ed.). London: Macmillan. p. 925. ISBN 978-0-333-57688-5.
- ↑ Bradley, Simon; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2003). London. 6: Westminster. Pevsner architectural guides. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press. p. 460. ISBN 978-0-300-09595-1.
External links
Media related to 164–182 Oxford Street at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
