B/W print; The western end of Aldwych, looking east, showing the recent Kingsway - Aldwych improvements by Topical Press, May 1923

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Reference number	1999/20197
Description	The western end of Aldwych, looking east, showing the recent Kingsway - Aldwych improvements. The Bush Building is in the course of completion on the right, and Crown House office buildings are on the left. A taxi rank occupies the middle of the street, and there are some newly planted trees on the right-hand pavement. 'Tons of Money' is running at the Aldwych Theatre.
Photographer	Topical Press
Dates	May 1923
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	U1708
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Streets and buildings
Completeness	73% 73% ?

• Physical description

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Lorry: Cement Binds the World
  Annotation	KINGSWAY - ALDWYCH IMPROVEMENT - PROGRESS: ALDWYCH, THE WESTERN END, LOOKING EAST, 1923. Showing on right the Bush Building, in course of completion, and on left the newly built Crown House block of offices, and the angle of Adastral House, on east of Kingsway. The buildings on the east and the west corners of Kingsway - Adastral House and Shell Corner - are of similar design. In the photograph the angle of Shell Corner is concealed by Crown House. Photograph (taken May, 1923) by Topical Press. Underground copyright.

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	Medium exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	Topical Press, May 1923
  Copied by	Colin Tait, 1982

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Aldwych, Westminster, WC2

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Charles White -