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The former Bon Marché building facing Brixton Road Topland House. Bon Marché was a department store based in Brixton, London, England. It was the first purpose built department store in the city. [1] The store was founded in 1877 by James Smith of Tooting [2] [3] after he won a fortune at Newmarket races.
Then & Now: Brixton Artist Gallery & Brixton Artists Collective [7] and Women's Work: Two Years in the Life of a Women Artists Group, Brixton Art Gallery, 1986. An archive of material including catalogues, photographs, posters, artist's CVs and a scale model of the original Gallery made by Guy Burch are in the Tate Archive. Andrew Hurman, a co ...
The Market began on Atlantic Road in the 1870s and subsequently spread to Brixton Road which had a very wide footway. Brixton then was a rapidly expanding London railway suburb with newly opening shops, including the first London branch of David Greig at 54-58 Atlantic Road in 1870, and London's first purpose-built department store, Bon Marché, on Brixton Road in 1877. [2]
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The Brixton murals are a series of murals by local artists in the Brixton area, in south London. Most of the murals were funded by Lambeth London Borough Council and the Greater London Council after the Brixton riots in 1981. The murals portray politics, community and ideas. Many are now in a state of disrepair and some are no longer there.
Wright found herself at the center of a debate in Sept. after she posted a video of herself giving her 16-year-old son, Brixton, a celebratory hug. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ...
The pub was originally named The New Queen's Head, and A History of Brixton asserts that it is in its original building from 1786. [2] Brixton Heritage Trails states its construction replaced an older pub with a similar name. [3]
During the course of its 28-year existence, 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning has hosted projects and solo exhibitions showcasing the work of more than four hundred British and international artists, including: Keith Piper, Eva Sajovic, [3] Hew Locke, Brian Griffiths, Fernando Palma Rodriguez, [4] Quilla Constance, [5] Barby Asante, Delaine Le Bas, [6] and Godfried Donkor [7]