A photograph of a drawing by W Fairclough showing the entrance to the Lion Brewery on Belvedere Road, perhaps during demolition before the site's redevelopment as part 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:
OP35870
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The original caption reads: ""Red Lion Brewery, Belvedere Road" by W. Fairclough. 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: Fairclough, Wilfred

Keywords

Archway, Entrance, Victorian Brewery, Art And Design