Single Image Page

The interior of St Mary-the-Less in Black Prince Road, Lambeth/ Kennington, looking east towards the altar. St Mary's was built 1827-1828 to the designs of Francis O Bedford at a cost of £7,634. Required to accommodate the growing population of Lambeth, it had pews for 600 parishioners and 'open free sittings' for 1,200. The church was demolished in 1967, having closed the previous year 'on union of benefices of St Anselm, Kennington Cross and St Mary-the-Less'. Dated 7th December 1963 and photographed by Jim Manning. ID; IV/362/Box111

Manning Photographers was founded in the late 1940s by James Manning, who was later joined by his son Frank. The studio operated from 1952 onwards in Windmill Row, Kennington and continued until 2022. Their extensive photographic archive of approximately 500,000 images was gifted to Lambeth Archives by Frank & Sandra Manning.

Copyright: The rights in this image are usually held by the person(s) commissioning the original photograph. We have been unable to identify the holder(s) to seek their permission for use and would be very pleased to hear from them to identify the photograph or in case they wish the photograph to be taken down.

Details
Collection:	Manning Photographers
Image type:	Photograph
Artist:	Jim Manning
Ref:	16802
Identifier:	IV/362/Box111
Date:	1963

---