Oxford Street and Vere Street from early sixties

[busrtl6]

First post and thanks for letting me onto forum.

Am seeking a (very) old bus driver or any kind of document/map that can confirm if Vere Street has always been no left or right turn going back to 1962. Vere Street ends at Oxford Street and goes on to become New Bond Street.

It is currently no left or right turn. Have not been able to find any evidence from maps, pictures, videos or anecdotes that the road layout was ever different, but this is not proof and is what I am trying to establish. Best I have got, is taxi driver confirmation going back to 1990 and some Getty pictures from late sixties/early seventies that show traffic streaming across Oxford Street from Vere Street (that is also one-way) with not one car turning left/right. Getty pictures link here.   Have tried to get a copy of the knowledge, bought old maps, spoke to TFL, spoken to taxi drivers groups etc so am almost bang out of ideas.

Reason for asking is to get some historical research correct. In other words trivia, but do not want to assert anything that is not backed up by some kind of proof, even if it is just an anecdote.

Any help appreciated.

[snowman]

I used to work behind Debenhams in mid 1990s (before the Oxford Street pavement widening) and from memory there was 2 lanes straight across then. But I think buses could turn left (was used for buses leaving the stands in Henrietta Place, behind House of Fraser, route 55 from memory)

No idea about 1960s-1980s though, but I suspect that left turn exemption was only introduced when 55 was extended about 1990, as Old Cavendish Street would have been a more likely bus route (blocked at Oxford Street end along with many other roads in late 1990s)