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"The Emporium for Heritage and Eclectic Designs It’s no coincidence that walking around Liberty feels as if you’re exploring someone’s grand home; the department store’s founder, Arthur Lasenby Liberty, wanted to create that very feel, and so in 1875 settled on a Tudor-style building that featured a jumble of interconnecting rooms. A wooden staircase at one end connects the six floors, and there's a paper room sellsstationery in the store’s iconic floral Liberty print, fashion and beauty halls, a cafe, and multiple brandedtreatment rooms. Still, it's the florist's shop outside that seems to provide the main draw; as any passing tourist will attest, its colourful array of blooms is highly Instagrammable."
The Best Places to Take Tea in London
Photo courtesy of Liberty London
