History Bedford Lemere

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first class smoking room in orama, 1911


the company established bedford lemere (born 1839, died 1911) in 1861, studio @ 147 strand, london 1867 1947. son henry (also known harry) bedford lemere (born 1865, died 1944) joined firm in 1881 , 1 of best known photographers, , principal person behind firm in heyday.


bedford lemere & co. leading english firm of architectural photographers between 1870 , 1930, , pioneered photography of new buildings. images captured use of new technologies such motor car, electric light , motion pictures , introduction of steel frame , reinforced concrete revolutionised architecture.


bedford lemere & co s client list wide-ranging; worked needed architectural photography: property companies, estate agents, decorators, businesses needing photographs of premises or house-owners wanted photographs of homes. bedford lemere & co photographed buildings notable architects; john norton (architect), matthew digby wyatt, ernest george, ernest george, harold peto, arthur blomfield, alfred waterhouse , edward blakeway anson designed winterfold house in surrey.


the firm particularly known photographs of cruise ship interiors, customers including canadian pacific line, cunard line, orient lines, peninsular , oriental steam navigation company, union-castle line , white star line; many of these in collection of national maritime museum in london.


the firm had premises in manchester between 1875 , 1877, , kept strong presence in north west , scotland 40 years. included working gillow’s of lancaster , s j waring & sons of liverpool, , subsequent waring & gillow firm of furnishers , decorators, established in 1897 following merger. bedford lemere went on photograph waring & gillow’s munitions factories during first world war.


henry bedford lemere received hood medal royal photographic society in 1941.


after closing studio @ 147 strand in 1947, firm moved 3 park lane, croydon. acquired archie handford ltd in 1967.








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