Lambeth
Lambeth, the inner-south London borough, bears the imprint of diverse influences from the ancient Lambeth Palace to Brixton’s African and Caribbean community.
With industrialisation, Lambeth’s Thameside location made it ideal for manufacturers. From the 1700s onwards, industries including glass and pottery works were established in the area.
Following heavy bombing in the Second World War, industry gave way to culture, with the construction of the Southbank Centre, the National Theatre and BFI Southbank.
Lambeth is also known as the “home of the Windrush generation”, with many of the British Caribbean citizens who arrived between 1948 and 1971 making their homes in Brixton. Nearby at the Oval Cricket Ground in 1976, the West Indies team famously completed its 3-0 defeat of series favourites England.
Collections
A female cauliflower seller at Brixton market (photograph)
Monck, Margaret, Monck, Margaret
1931-1940
A General Prospect of Vaux Hall Gardens shewing at one View the disposition of the whole Gardens (hand coloured etching)
Muller, Johann Sebastian, Bowles and Carver, Wilkinson, Robert
1745-1751
A New Panorama of London (hand coloured aquatint)
Ingamells, Andrew
2000
A Perspective View of the Grand Walk in Vauxhall Gardens, and the Orchestra (engraving)
1760-1780
A Prospective View of Ranelagh Gardens and The Grand Amphitheatre (hand coloured engraving)
1743
A pupil, a migrant from Jamaica, attending class at Stockwell Manor Comprehensive School, Clapham Road (negative)
Grant, Henry
C. 1963
A View of the Archbishop of Canterbury's Palace at Lambeth in the County of Surry (engraving)
Boydell, John
1781-01-01
A view of the Chinese Pavillions and Boxes in Vauxhall Gardens (coloured engraving)
Cole, Benjamin, Cole, Benjamin
1752
A View of the Grand South Walk in Vaux Hall Gardens. with the Triumphal Arches, Mr Handel's Statue &c. (coloured engraving)
Canal, Giovanni Antonio (called Canaletto), Sayer, Robert
1751-12-02
A View of the Grand Walk &c. in Vauxhall Gardens, taken from the Entrance (handcoloured etching)
Canal, Giovanni Antonio (called Canaletto), Sayer, Robert
1751-12-02
A view of the Grand Walk in Vauxhall Gardens, taken from the entrance (coloured engraving)
Cole, Benjamin, Cole, Benjamin, Sayer, Robert
1752
A View of the Rotundo, House & Gardens at Ranelagh with an exact representation of the Jubilee Ball as it appeared May 24th 1759 being the Birth Day of His Royal Highness George Prince of Wales. (coloured engraving)
Canal, Giovanni Antonio (called Canaletto), Sayer, Robert
1759
A View of the Temple of Comus &c. in Vauxhall Gardens. (coloured etching and engraving)
Canal, Giovanni Antonio (called Canaletto), Muller, Johann Sebastian, Sayer, Robert
1751-12-02
