Daily Telegraph building, Fleet Street, City of London: detail of the main entrance with the figures of Mercury carved above the door
Architect/Designer | Elcock & Sutcliffe |
| Tait, Thomas Smith (1882-1954) |
| Rabin, Samuel (1903-1991) |
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Artist/Photographer | Charles, Martin (1940-2012) |
Country | UK: England |
City | London |
Subject Date | 1931 |
Image Date | 1988 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Beaux-Arts |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP341/131 |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Decorative ironwork ; Doors ; Printing works ; Lettering ; Office buildings ; Sculpture |
NOTES: The carved figures of Mercury representing 'The Past and the Future' are by Samuel Rabin. The notice on the door refers to the new Daily Telegraph premises on the Isle of Dogs and requests all deliveries be sent there. See RIBA132590 for the negative of this image.
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