View of buildings at 154-160 Strand, Covent Garden, including the entrance to King's College. The buildings have four or five storeys with shops on the ground floor. At the right-hand edge of the picture at 152 and 153 Strand is a branch of Thresher & Glenny, a clothes shop. At 154 is a branch of Lyons Corner Shops, a cafe. Some newspaper bills can be seen outside. At 156 is a branch of Bewlay, a tobacconist with the name of Flor de Dindigul cigars, a popular brand from India, painted across its second floor. Across the first floor is a sign for Phillips Bros High Class Tailors. Painters stationers is at 157 and a clothing clearance shop at 158. A sign reads: "End of Season stocktaking sale". The college entrance includes a vehicle arch with porters' lodge, above which is a single storey property with window overlooking the Strand. A coat of arms carved in stone of King George IV, who was on the throne when it was founded and was its patron, stands over the entrance door. Parked at the kerb is a van with the name of Shortland Meat Salesmen London on the side, possibly a Ford Model A Panel van, with registration number JD1636. Dating from the late-seventeenth or early-eighteenth centuries, 152 and 153 Strand were Grade II listed in 1974; listing number 1264442. The King's College site has been redeveloped, still housing the college.