Picture No | 12021474 |
Date | 1927 |
Description | Dining Room Wembley Stadium Club (greyhound racing) |
Details |
Close up table view in the diningn room of the new Wembley Stadium club, 'the latest resort of the elite who are interested in the newest sport in England, greyhound racing'. The construction was carried out by Sir Owen Williams, the architecture by Maxwell Ayrton and the design by George Sheringham. The fashionable and luxurious interiors, featuring stylised greyhound decoration on chairs and planters, are an indication of the popularity of greyhound racing among smart society when introduced in the UK in the mid-1920s.
|
Source | Unattributed photograph in 'The Sphere', 31 December 1927, page 614 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
Restrictions |
|
Thank you for visiting our website. If you are interested in licensing this image please email us at pictures@maryevans.com or telephone us on +44(0)20 8318 0034. If you are already registered to use this website, you can log in here. |