A detail view of the entrance doorway to the offices of the Australian Mutual Provident Society at 73 to 76 King William Street, showing sculpted figures above the doorway along with the Latin motto meaning 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'

Date:
23 Jul 1922
Location:
Australian Mutual Provident Society, 73-76 King William Street, City And County Of The City Of London, Greater London Authority, Ec4
Reference:
BL26238
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The Bedford Lemere daybook records that the building was designed by the architectural partnership of Eric Thompson and James Thomas Walford, formed in London c.1904. The photograph was commissioned by J W Singer and Sons Limited, art metal workers of Frome in Somerset, who may have produced the sculptures and plaques shown in this image.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Sculpture, Doorway, Entrance, Office