The Red Lion Mayfair, Public Bar doors and public bar, 2 Duke of York St, St. James's, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP

Image details
Contributor:
Tony SmithImage ID:
2JKGJDMFile size:
48.8 MB (1.9 MB Compressed download)Releases:
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4992 x 3420 px | 42.3 x 29 cm | 16.6 x 11.4 inches | 300dpiDate taken:
23 July 2022Location:
2 Duke of York St, St. James's, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JPMore information:
. A grounded documentary photograph made at 2 Duke of York St, St. James's, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP in 2022, combining the immediate subject with evidence of the surrounding streetscape, public realm, business activity or local character. The defining feature is The Red Lion Mayfair, Public Bar doors and public bar, 2 Duke of York St, St. James's, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP. The setting additionally reflects archival record, local history, adaptive reuse, documentary photography, conservation architecture, place identity, built heritage, local character, public realm, conservation interest, period detail, historical comparison, social history, and community identity. Current relevance extends to redevelopment pressure and adaptive reuse, particularly through the balance between conservation, retrofit and modern accessibility. As a dated visual record of 2 Duke of York St, St. James's, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP, the frame retains street furniture and boundaries, making it especially useful if later reinterpretation subsequently changes the scene. Other useful contextual ideas include heritage asset, architectural character, contemporary social history, urban fabric, regional identity, cityscape history, period architecture, and heritage landmark. Details involving Mayfair, James's, Public, London, and doors make the image more specific than a generic view and strengthen its local or historical value. By fixing the subject within 2 Duke of York St, St. James's, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP, the image preserves more than the headline object or building: it records part of the locality's everyday history. The setting also helps illustrate redevelopment pressure and the value of architectural landmarks to local identity and tourism within the real-world context of 2 Duke of York St, St. James's, London, England, UK, SW1Y 6JP. The frame retains a trace of local identity as a date-specific reference.