A night time view of the Swiss Centre, showing a cubist sculpture above the entrance to Swiss Fair

Date:
19 Dec 1967
Location:
Swiss Centre, Coventry Street, Leicester Square, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority, WC2H
Reference:
JLP01/08/077631
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The Swiss Centre was designed by David Aberdeen and was built by John Laing & Son Ltd. It had shops at street level with a market area and restaurants in the podium known as Swiss Fair and an eleven storey building above including offices and residential units. The building was demolished in 2008.

This image was catalogued as part of the Breaking New Ground Project in partnership with the John Laing Charitable Trust in 2019-20.

Content

This is part of the Series: JLP01/08 John Laing Photographic Collection Black and White Negatives; within the Collection: JLP01 John Laing Photographic Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive. John Laing Photographic Collection

People & Organisations

Photographer: Aberdeen, David: John Laing And Son Ltd

Keywords

Mid 20th Century Shop, Mid 20th Century Shopping Centre, Night Scene