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PHOTO LONDON CENTRE POINT NEW OXFORD STREET (1) ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE 1960S ICONS WHICH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO AVOID HENCE PEOPLE'S OFTEN STRONG REACTIONS. ON TOP OF ITS HEIGHT (ABOUT 400 FEET) CENTRE POINT'S PRESENCE IS MADE MORE FORCEFUL BY THE REPETITIVE CONCRETE GRID AROUND THE WINDOWS (WHICH PEVSNER THOUGHT COARSE IN THE EXTREME). LIKE SO MUCH OF 1960S LONDON IT WAS A PRODUCT OF RICHARD SEIFERT & PARTNERS 1959-66. THE LISTING NOTES THAT IT IS AN EARLY EXAMPLE OF OFF-SITE PRE-CASTING THE PANELS BEING HUNG FROM THE FRAME WITHOUT THE USE OF SCAFFOLDING. CONTROVERSY ENVELOPED THE BUILDING FROM THE OFF BECAUSE IT WAS BUILT AS A RESULT OF A DEAL BETWEEN THE DEVELOPER HARRY HYAMS AND THE LCC ... BUT THE TOWER STOOD UNOCCUPIED UNTIL 1975. NOW OPINIONS HAVE MELLOWED AND CENTRE POINT HAS BEEN GRANTED THE ULTIMATE MARK OF RESPECTABILITY: GRADE II LISTED.VIEW FROM THE SOUTH HERE:. 2011 COPYRIGHT (Photograph and text in Extra Info) STEPHEN RICHARDSPHOTO PAPER THICKNESS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPH THICKNESS
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PHOTO SIZE SIZE 6 X 4 inches
CONDITION: SOME CROPPING OR WHITE LINES TOP/BOTTOM MAY OCCUR DUE TO PHOTO RATIO
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