Title

'Bush House, An American Addition to Post-War London', c1935. Creator: Donald McLeish.

Caption

'Bush House, An American Addition to Post-War London', c1935. Bush House seen from Kingsway in central London. The building was designed by American architect Harvey Wiley Corbett, and the inscription reads: 'To the Friendship of English-Speaking Peoples'. The official opening took place on 4 July 1925 - American Independence Day. Bush House was used to broadcast BBC programmes between 1941 and 2012. From "Wonderful London, Volume 2", edited by Arthur St John Adcock. [The Fleetway House, London, c1935]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1935

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D54_267

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 13,3in x 16,9in / 3992 x 5079 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors road building buildings London England communications architecture arts industry country art British English lane avenue Neo-classical column pillar pillars cityscape entrance inscription location century architectural Britain thirties facade United Kingdom B&W MONOCHROME publication black & white black and white B W Neoclassical Neoclassicism 1930s 20th century façade inscribed Neo-Classicism The Print Collector BBC Kingsway media industry TGN outside Wonderful London street building exterior photograph British Broadcasting Corporation John Arthur St John Adcock Adcock John Adcock Donald McLeish Corbett McLeish Donald Bush House Harvey Wiley Corbett Arthur St John Harvey Wiley Arthur St John Adcock Harvey Wiley Corbett photograph