Royal Festival Hall, South Bank, London: seating in the Lyons restaurant

RIBA Ref No RIBA42743

Architect/Designer	London County Council. Architects Department
Artist/Photographer	Toomey, Bill (1922-)
Country	UK: England
City	London
Subject Date	1951
Image Date	1957
View	Interior
Style	Modern Movement
Medium	Photoprint
Library Reference	AP448/179
Orientation	Portrait
Colour Info	Black and white
Credit	Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
Subject	Exhibition buildings ; Riverside buildings ; Cafeterias ; Concert halls ; Lamps, lighting fixtures ; Seating ; Tables

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