Liberty London
Tudor-revival department store built from two decommissioned warships, famous for its signature printed fabrics.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Liberty London traces the department store back to Arthur Lasenby Liberty's 1875 shop and the vision he never lived to see finished: docking a ship of art treasures in the middle of London's shopping streets. You'll hear how, in 1922, contractors dismantled two Royal Navy warships, HMS Impregnable and HMS Hindustan, and rebuilt their oak and teak decks as the timbered Tudor store standing today. Look down as you walk in, the floorboards beneath you once belonged to a warship's deck.
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