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Harrods is a British luxury department store founded in 1849 by Charles Henry Harrod, ... In short order, a new building was built on the same site, ...
Claridge's Hotel, new building by C. W. Stephens, 1897 [1] Harrods showing the Brompton Road façade (right) designed by Stephens. Charles William Stephens (c.1845 – 4 August 1917) was a British architect.
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In 2000 the conversion to a residential estate was completed, consisting of 250 townhouses and penthouse suites known as "Harrods Village". William Hunt Mansions, the main riverfront building, is a key marker post on the annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race between Putney Bridge and Chiswick Bridge. [2]
Entire buildings were covered in elaborately moulded terracotta tiles, like the Natural History Museum (1880), the rebuilt Harrods department store (1895–1905), and the Prudential Assurance Building at Holborn Bars (1885–1901). [85]
The building was acquired by Harrods Estates in 1996, and subsequently converted into apartments. [14] The conversion, which was carried by Kværner, [15] involved the creation of a 25 metres (82 ft) deep basement as well as a tunnel connecting the building to the main Harrods store in Brompton Road. [16]
Selfridges is a Grade II listed retail premises on Oxford Street in London. It was designed by Daniel Burnham for Harry Gordon Selfridge, and opened in 1909. [1] Still the headquarters of Selfridge & Co. department stores, with 540,000 square feet (50,000 m 2) of selling space, [2] the store is the second largest retail premises in the United Kingdom [1] (after Harrods). [2]
The business however recovered and in 1955 was purchased by Harrods to add to their other stores, and purchased a site for a new store building which work started on in 1957. However, before the store could be completed, House of Fraser completed the purchase of Harrods and did a phased opening of the new store between 1960 and 1966. [1]