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Century Old Charm

            Designed by the architect Cecil Brewer, the cousin of Ambrose Heal, who was the founder of the HEAL’S Furniture Store. This stunning spiral staircase was completed in 1916 with an echoing helix of lights installed after the Second World War. A refurbishment project in 2013 saw this design landmark restored to its former glory, with a bespoke Bocci chandelier ensuring the staircase is ready for another hundred years of use.

It used to lead up to an art gallery (Mansard Gallery) housed in Heal's flagship building, and Heal's claim to fame was a ground-breaking exhibition of French Modern Art, when Matisse and Picasso were first shown to the British Public. 

There were only very few customers wandering at the Store when I arrived. I was walking up and down the stairs and spent almost an hour taking many photos of this Century Old (..probably considered young in London:-) Spiral Staircase at Heal's Flagship Furniture Store, London

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Taken in: UK / England / Camden / Bloomsbury (show map)

Taken on: July 11, 2023

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