A photograph of a drawing by Frances Macdonald showing the Lion Brewery on the south bank of the River Thames, before demolition for redevelopment of the area for the South Bank Exhibition of the Festival of Britain

Date:
12 Jun 1950
Location:
Lion Brewery, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, SE1
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Red Lion Brewery, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, SE1
Reference:
OP35869
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The original caption reads: ""Red Lion Brewery" by Frances Macdonald. One of the pictures commissioned by the Arts Council for Recording South Bank, London for the Festival of Britain 1951."

The brewery was demolished in 1949 and the site was redeveloped for the Royal Festival Hall as part of the South Bank Exhibition of the Festival of Britain.

Content

This is part of the Collection: FOB01 Festival Of Britain Official Photographs

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Artist: Macdonald, Frances

Keywords

Victorian Brewery, Art And Design