This unimposing building is in the heart of LSE (London School of Economics) land around Lincoln 's Inn Fields it's at the corner of Portugal St. and Carey St. (with the pissoir) It used to be (1920-1976) the head office of WH Smith and Son the well known retailer and if you zoom into the upper sign you see that it's a WWII relic (see below)
The scars (as explained on the lower sign) are shrapnel damage from a German bomb that exploded nearby on October 10th 1940, a neat reminder of the rich tapestry that is London history.
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