Title

Shot Tower and Lead Works, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, 1936. Creator: Charles William Prickett.

Caption

Shot Tower and Lead Works, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, Greater London Authority, 1936. A view across the River Thames towards the shot tower at Lambeth Lead Works with the Lion Brewery on the right. The shot tower of the Lambeth Lead Works was designed by David Ridall Roper and was built in 1826 for Thomas Maltby & Co. At the time of this photograph it was operated by Walkers, Parker & Co but it was later demolished in 1962 to make way for the Queen Elizabeth Hall. The Lion Brewery was built in 1836-37 but was later demolished in 1949 to make way for the Royal Festival Hall.

Date

1936

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Historic England

Reference

HRM21B21_001

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

97,4Mb (5,0Mb) / 22,5in x 16,8in / 6760 x 5036 (300dpi)

Keywords

river building London England River Thames Thames industry country tower British geography English industrial factory location century Britain thirties company brewing brewery georgian B&W south bank 19th century Southbank black & white black and white B W 1930s 20th century Lambeth nineteenth century geographical feature lead works Lion Brewery Shot Tower TGN photograph Roper Historic England 19th-century Thomas Maltby & Co Charles William Prickett Prickett Charles William David Ridall Roper David Ridall