A view from Hungerford Bridge showing the Shot Tower of the former Lambeth Lead Works and the site of the Lion Brewery, during demolition before construction of the South Bank Exhibition and Royal Festival Hall

Date:
11 Oct 1949
Location:
Lambeth Lead Works, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, SE1
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Lion Brewery, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, SE1
Red Lion Brewery, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, SE1
Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition, Shot Tower, South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London Authority
Festival of Britain, South Bank Exhibition, Belvedere Road, South Bank, Lambeth, Greater London Authority
Reference:
OP35873
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

The original caption reads: "Progress near the Shot Tower on the site of the Central Exhibition, Festival of Britain 1951."

The Lion Brewery and Lambeth Lead Works were demolished in 1949 and the site was redeveloped as part of the South Bank Exhibition of the Festival of Britain. The Royal Festival Hall was built on the site of the brewery. 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. The tower was demolished after the Festival of Britain ended.

Content

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

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Victorian Shot Tower, Demolition