A photographer takes a picture through the railings at Admiralty Arch 1953 Victorians Edwardians Robert Bevan was inspired to

Robert Bevan was inspired to draw and paint his immediate surroundings

Fred Williams

A former customer recalled 'the white man who owned the pub would break your glass after you had finished using it'

His output is mainly architectural and usually devoid of figures

The winning design by the architect Charles Barry combined a Gothic style with classically regular proportions

A photographer takes a picture through the railings at Admiralty Arch 1953 Victorians Edwardians Robert Bevan was inspired toThis image shows a photographer taking a picture through the railings at Admiralty Arch the day before the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1st June 1953.