Ornate Private Bar doors, at the, Red Lion, 2 Duke of York St, Mayfair, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP

Ornate Private Bar doors, at the, Red Lion, 2 Duke of York St,  Mayfair, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Tony Smith

Image ID:

2JKCBAC

File size:

51.9 MB (2.1 MB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

5289 x 3430 px | 44.8 x 29 cm | 17.6 x 11.4 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

23 July 2022

Location:

2 Duke of York St, Mayfair, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP

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. This dated editorial view of 2 Duke of York St, Mayfair, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP in 2022 captures more than the immediate subject, retaining clues about local use, design, activity and change. The location is represented through Ornate Private Bar doors, at the, Red Lion, 2 Duke of York St, Mayfair, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP. The frame also records themes of historic artefact, local character, changing land use, historical comparison, local history, everyday life, local-history evidence, period craftsmanship, historic material culture, public realm, archival record, period detail, contemporary social history, and before-and-after reference. Today's relevance is strengthened by object conservation, provenance and the continuing question of the importance of provenance and inscriptions in understanding historic artefacts. The archival value lies partly in recording street furniture and boundaries around 2 Duke of York St, Mayfair, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP before new ownership alters the character of the place. Further associations within the scene are commemorative object, decorative metalwork, antique object, documentary photography, museum object, place identity, regional identity, and heritage interpretation. References to Private, Ornate, Mayfair, doors, and London give the picture a strong period identity and tie it closely to its named subject. A later view of 2 Duke of York St, Mayfair, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP may show a very different setting, increasing the value of this precise record of its earlier appearance and activity. Its period value extends to object conservation and how museums turn individual objects into wider stories about place and people within the specific setting of 2 Duke of York St, Mayfair, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP. The period view preserves evidence of changing use for later comparison. Image 2JKCBAC also remains a dated record of 2 Duke of York St, Mayfair, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP.