A photographer takes a picture through the railings at Admiralty Arch 1953 Victorians Edwardians This drawing shows customers in

This drawing shows customers in the Atlantic pub on the corner of Brixton's Atlantic Road and Coldharbour Lane

Robert Bevan was inspired to draw and paint his immediate surroundings

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

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 This drawing shows customers inThis 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.