Original post 7 November 28:

I do like this one, though it’s rather massive in an otherwise low scale area around the GPO.

London Stores 1925 by the prolific Tompkins brothers #tompkinsandtompkins (who also did Myers Bourke Street opposite 10 years later). Excellent example of #CommercialPalazzo, an idea straight from US really, sometimes called #beauxarts, the ‘base tall middle and big cornice’ formula developed by #louissullivan in the 1890s. Behind the facades it’s actually U shaped, 3rd pic is from Myers. The Big Green Building as someone said on the tram the other day. Been green as long as I can remember- just found image from 1973, yep green. Originally probably just render grey, a bit lighter as in old postcard.

Great name, from when it was built by the eponymous menswear #departmentstore, who occupied the lower levels. Found some adds in 1924 for #rebuilding sale – ‘a british tweed suit for 22’6’. And another from 1922. Roger David still there carrying on tradition but no grand store interiors sadly. [Update 2018 Roger David went bust replaced by Optus and Vodaphone]

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