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The Modern Shop: Architecture & Shopping Between the Wars
Lilley & Skinner, High Street
Lilley & Skinner, High Street
Lilley & Skinner, High Street, Romford, London
Donald Hamilton (1907–56), 1934
Photograph by Sydney W. Newbery, 1934
RIBA Library Photographs Collection
The structural columns in this shop floor, with their decoration and uplighters, take the form of giant torchères. The wraparound chrome strips, rounded glass shelves, globe lighting and cantilevered chairs combine to make a glamorous modern interior.
