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Anyone know when the shop front changed on Elephant Tea Rooms building? Or why?

I was looking at an old image of it and it seemed like the original frontage was taken out long before it became RBS.
 


Anyone know when the shop front changed on Elephant Tea Rooms building? Or why?

I was looking at an old image of it and it seemed like the original frontage was taken out long before it became RBS.
Not sure but must be before the 60s. Think it was removed as was probably seen as being old fashioned. Luckily the top levels were kept.

Pretty sure I read somewhere that Frank Caws was originally in the running to build the remainder of Fawcett Street in the same style, possibly including the Town Hall.
 

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