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Harrods frontage set for deep clean
09.05.08
A famous London façade is disappearing for nine months while it is cleaned.
The 100-year-old Harrods frontage in Brompton Road will be hidden behind a giant protective mesh as workmen remove the effects of pollution from its terracotta tiles.
Cleaning the whole outside of the building will take four years.
A Harrods spokesman said: "The terracotta requires refurbishment every 10 years. Once finished, it will look like new."
Designed by CW Stephens, the frontage was built between 1901 and 1905. The building was given a Grade II* listing by English Heritage in 2000.
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