Buildings in Strand
Buildings in Strand
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Record No
140227
Title
Buildings in Strand
Description
View of buildings in Strand, Covent Garden, from a rooftop looking east. A wall to the right carries a painted advertisement for Maison Lyons Chocolate Cake, made by J. Lyons Co.. The location is on the roof of Lyons's Strand Corner House cafe building at 6-7 Strand. A dome stands on the roof of the building at the corner with Craven Street. The cafe was opened in 1915 by J. Lyons Co. and became part of a large chain of Lyons Corner Houses. Beyond, a building at 11-15 Strand has no street-facing function and carries a large poster for a recording of light classics called Golden Guinea. A laden truck stands outside. These buildings no longer exist and later developments occupy the sites. Beyond are views of the Eleanor Cross and the Charing Cross Hotel and Station. A series of 12 tall and lavishly decorated stone monuments topped with crosses was erected in a line down part of the east of England by King Edward I in memory of his beloved wife Eleanor of Castile after her death in 1290. Dating from 1864-1865 and designed by Edward Middleton Barry to mirror the original, the Queen Eleanor Memorial Cross was Grade II* listed in 1970; listing number 1236708. Dating from 1863-1864 and also designed by Barry, the Charing Cross Hotel was Grade II listed in 1987; listing number 1236707. Many pedestrians can be seen on the pavement and several taxis are waiting in the station forecourt. A London Transport Routemaster bus on route 13 is stopped at a bus stop in Strand.
Date of execution
1960
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Artist
Mann Brothers
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_531_MC4032
London picture map location
Exact
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