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The Red Lion public house, Duke of York Street, St James's, London: close-up of the decorated glass wall panelling

RIBA Ref No RIBA44908
Artist/PhotographerGalwey, Reginald Hugo de Burgh (1917-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityLondon
Subject Date1890
Image Date1949
ViewInterior
StyleVictorian
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceAP434/145
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditArchitectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections
SubjectDecorative glass ; Inns, public houses ; Interior decoration ; Seating
NOTES: This is an outstanding example of a Victorian Rococo pub or gin palace. The early gin palace depended on the blaze of naked gas light to dazzle and attract its customers, while the Victorian saloon bar employed decorated glass to soften the glare.
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