Wolseley Restaurant, London
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160, Piccadilly, London W1J 9EB
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Visit websiteIn 1921, Wolseley Motors Limited commissioned the architect, William Curtis Green, to design a prestigious car showroom in London's West End. He drew on Venetian and Florentine influences and made the interior very atmospheric with its grand pillars, arches and stairways. The Wolseley cars were displayed on the marble floor and cost between £225-£1300. Unfortunately, the cars did not sell well enough and by 1926 the Company was bankrupt.
Barclays Bank acquired the building and the branch opened for the first time in April 1927. William Curtis Green was recalled to install offices.
On the south side of Piccadilly on the corner of St. James Street.
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