View of Coldharbour Lane
View of Coldharbour Lane
Record No
87137
Title
View of Coldharbour Lane
Description
View of 447-453 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton on the corner with Electric Lane. Electric Avenue, built in the 1880s, was the first market street to be lit by electric lights, and was made famous by Eddy Grant's 1983 single "Electric Avenue", which reached number 2 on both the UK and US singles charts. The song itself was inspired by the 1981 Brixton riot. Number 447-451 Coldharbour Lane, three-storey terrace with shops on the ground floor. Number 447 is derelict and has 'Hello' written on the blanked-out window. On the side of the building are hoardings advertising Lager, John Player Cigarettes, and the Access Credit Card. Number 449 is has the sign 'Software', and in the window two waving mannequins. Number 451 a cafe offering lunches, snacks, teas, coffee, take away meals. Number 453-455, two-storey buildings, one offering Prize Bingo. These buildings have since been demolished and replaced with colonnaded shops on the ground floor with flats above. Next to the terrace, the side view of the Ritzy Cinema. Opened as the Electric Palace on 11 March 1911, designed by architects EC Homer and Lucas. The side elevation has nine bays with film posters, divided by pilasters. It is Grade II listed number 1249916.
Date of execution
1980
Section
The London Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_243_80_3052
London picture map location
Exact
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