HMV
1939
Joseph Emberton
City of Westminster
One of the most prominent modernist buildings on Oxford Street, the HMV store has had quite a chequered existence. Originally opened in 1936 to designs by Joseph Emberton, the store was badly damaged by a fire shortly after and rebuilt by the same architect in 1939. The later design was slightly different to the first with a similar black granite finish but without the gridded facade. When HMV went into administration in 2019 the store was left empty for a number of years before becoming a low-rent candy store. HMV reopened the shop in November 2023.
1939
Joseph Emberton
City of Westminster
One of the most prominent modernist buildings on Oxford Street, the HMV store has had quite a chequered existence. Originally opened in 1936 to designs by Joseph Emberton, the store was badly damaged by a fire shortly after and rebuilt by the same architect in 1939. The later design was slightly different to the first with a similar black granite finish but without the gridded facade. When HMV went into administration in 2019 the store was left empty for a number of years before becoming a low-rent candy store. HMV reopened the shop in November 2023.