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Description: | Concept: architecture, education, politicians, motor vehicles, cityscape, empire / commonwealth, flag / banner / standard Description: whole: the main image occupies the majority, with a smaller image positioned in the lower left, held within a blue circular inset. The title and text are separate and located in the lower quarter, in black. All set against a white background and held within a brown border. image: a photograph of County Hall in London seen, across the River Thames, from the Houses of Parliament. Buses can be seen crossing Westminster Bridge. The small image is a depiction of a Union Flag. text: [Arabic text] G.P.D. 365/13/21 [London: Heart of the British Commonwealth. The County Hall. One of the finest examples of modern architecture, the County Hall, headquarters of the London County Council, is on the Lambeth side of Westminster Bridge. The foundation stone of the building was laid by King George V in 1912 and the opening ceremony was performed by him on July 17th, 1922. The London County Council is one of the largest local government authorities in the world and controls the principal social services of the most densely populated region in the British Isles. It was constituted in 1888 and links together, for administrative purposes, twenty-eight metropolitan boroughs. For victory.] Object: flag, bridge, bus, boat | Subjects: | poster | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Unknown Associated Person: George V, King | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=5164... | Go to resource |
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