A view of the Lion Brewery and Shot Tower of Lambeth Lead Works, seen from Hungerford Bridge

Date:
Nov 1948
Location:
Lion Brewery, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, SE1
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Red Lion Brewery, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, SE1
Lambeth Lead Works, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, SE1
Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition, Shot Tower, South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London Authority
Reference:
OP35872
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The original caption reads: "The Lion Brewery and Shot Tower near Hungerford Bridge. November, 1948."

The brewery was demolished in 1949 and the site was redeveloped for the Royal Festival Hall for the South Bank Exhibition, part of the Festival of Britain. The Shot Tower was the only existing building on the site to be retained for the Festival, during which it was used as a radio beacon.

Content

This is part of the Collection: FOB01 Festival of Britain official photographs

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Victorian Brewery, Victorian Lead Works, Victorian Shot Tower, Demolition