History Of Selfridges Roof Garden

From a 1920s pleasure garden a pop up restaurant with a michelin starred chef and a glowing green boating lake we take a look back at the extraordinary rare uses of this sky high space throughout our 103 year history.

History of selfridges roof garden. In the store s early days many forms of entertainment took place in the roof. Customers in 1930 enjoy a drink on the roof terrace history of the store. The selfridges summer rooftop is now an annual fixture but did you know that it was closed for over 70 years. With a madcap boating lake thousands of plants and a.

As well as a post office a theatre booking office a library and an information bureau there were galleries displaying works of art a comfortable silence room for resting restaurants and a roof garden. The flagship store on london s oxford street is the second largest shop in the uk after harrods and opened 15 march 1909. It was founded by harry gordon selfridge in 1908. This summer selfridges london launches the big rooftop tea golf party transforming the roof into the coolest destination to eat and play.

However this isn t the first time our legendary roof has entertained londoners and others alike. It was an historic moment complete with cocktails and a dyed green lake selfridges roof garden opened for the first time since world war two. Other selfridges stores opened in the trafford centre 1998 and exchange square 2002 in manchester and in the bullring in birmingham 2003. As with much of central london during world war ii selfridges suffered serious damage on a number of occasions during the 57 nights of the london blitz from 7 september 1940 and in 1941 and 1944.

In 1930 the roof garden was still green but it was grass not water which covered the top of selfridges genteel. Foreign visitors were provided with interpreters and a trained nurse was on hand to administer first aid if it was needed. 11 january 1858 8 may 1947 was an american british retail magnate who founded the london based department store selfridges his 20 year leadership of selfridges led to his becoming one of the most respected and wealthy retail magnates in the united kingdom.