Opening of Whiteley's department store, 1911
Two pictures reporting on the opening of Whiteley's department store in Bayswater, West London in at the end of November 1911. The original store, in Westbourne Grove had burned down in 1887 and this new building took retail to a new level, dazzling shoppers with its size and amenities such as a golf course on the roof and a theatre. The huge crowds that assembled for the opening can be seen in the right hand picture
Picture No
10547146
Media ID
46677945
Size
6100px x 2949px
(1.8MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Photograph in The Sphere magazine Christmas number, 2 December 1911
Date
1911
