Broadgate

Two stunning photos, Neil! The poor shattered newly built Pru' and the lovely Edwardian Broadgate in full summer sunshine. First Class!

Two more winners from Neil, thank you, a lot to take in from those. (aside - thanks to Cliff your friend too)

Neil, I'm sorry if I keep butting in, but I'm looking at them from then, where you're looking at them from now, do you wish me to stop? Now I only see The Prudential Assurance Company Ltd, their normal logo. What is IIRC?

Kaga, IIRC = if I recall correctly (or as MR wrote - if I remember correctly) I don't think that Neil is saying that the company had just opened, he was saying that the building had just opened. Built in mock Tudor it was supposed to mirror the similar building, now known as the Flying Standard, at the end of Priory Row to frame Holy Trinity.

Just found another picture of the Prudential building 7th November 1939 CET from www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk

Thanks Helen, not with this computer jargon, but know all about the Pru, see post 735. Been paying me a pension for 33 years.

Another great find Anne

End of the new Prudential Building

1939 Colin's Cornucopia

Annewiggy, Going back someway, on post 210 you mentioned Salmon and Gluckstein's shop. They had something like 100 tobacco shops around the country, and Lyons' tea houses in Coventry and around the country. Two sides of Nigella Lawson's family - no wonder she has 110 million in the bank.

Post copied from topic V E Day, WWII on 2nd Apr 2020 8:02 am

Another part of the scene.

It's a good picture Prof but it's not the same event. There isn't any bunting and the message on the Trinity window is missing.

Found it with others Helen, others besides, all purporting to be VE Day. Well spotted! Perhaps then VJ Day? Admit this was Morgana's post from CET.

There's another difference; the crowds in Coventry were civilians, and orderly, the crowds in centre of London, 'squaddies' of all nations and a different scene altogether. Felt you were going down under friendly fire.