45 Black and White Photos of HMV Shop in Oxford Street, London in the 1950s

   
 
Procession in celebration of the crowning of Queen Elizabeth, 2nd 1953

 

 
Christmas 1956

 

Interior of store, 1958
 
Shop floor, 1958

 

 
Household appliance section on lower ground floor, 1950s

 

Left to right: Mr. Mittell, Anatole Fistoulari, Mr. L.J.brown, Mr Emery and Mr Lockwood

 

Exterior of store at Christmas time, 1950s

 

Entertainer Eddie Fisher at the launch of the 'Stage And Screen Department' 1950s

 

TV department, 1950s

 

Customers at listening posts, late 1950s

 

View down the spiral staircase, 1950s

 

1st Floor electrical appliances, late 1950s

 

Red Counter, 1950s

 

Long Playing Records display, 1950s

 

2nd Floor Personal export deaprtment and Classical - late 1950s

 

Shoppers in the specialist music department, mid 1950s

 

Vocal pops department, 1950s

 

Unknown people, 1950s

 

Customer using listening post, 1950s

 

Customers browsing, 1950s

 

Green counter, 1950s

 

Store exterior at night, 1950s

 

Ground floor - late 1950s

 

Lower ground floor electrical appliances - refrigerator demonstration, 1950s

 

Radio department, 1950s

 

Ground floor catalogue refernce area, sales counter and accounts office, late 1950s

 

Counter for 12 Records, 1950s

 

Ground floor listening posts, 1950s

 

New browsers, 1950s

 

Radio exhibition display, 1950s

 

E.M.I. Record Sales Training Centre - Couse Serial No21, 1950s

 

Ground floor Cosmopolitan Corner and Stage And Screen Departmant, mid 1950s

 

Cosmpolitan Corner, late 1950s

 

Blender demonstration, 1950s

 

Bowsers and listening post in store, 1950s

 

Central Records Information Bureau, 1950s

 

Customer browsing records, 1950s

 

Delivery van, 1950s

 

Listening booths, 1950s

 

Customers using listening booths, 1950s

 

Customers using listening posts, 1950s

 

Vinyl stockroom, 1950s

 

Personal recording department, 1950s

 

 
Shop floor, 1950s

 

 
TV window display, 1950s


(Images via hmv getcloser)