Topping Out Ceremony
Description
Topping out ceremony at a new block of flats near Swiss Cottage, London. The ceremony is traditional in the building industry, and marks either the roofing-in of a building, or the half-way stage in the construction of a building. The Mayor of Camden and architect Dennis Lennon hoist a bunch of laurel leaves, a (once) common practice in topping-out ceremonies performed by Trollope & Colls. Many building contractors prefer to hoist a flag. Mounted, with ms. notes. Originally held in Photo File: Traditional Customs, Annual Fairs, Bonfires. A digital version of this photograph can be viewed on the LAVC web pages.
Metadata
| Identifier | jq95352n |
| IRN | 412583 |
| Class Mark | LAVC/PHO/P1633 |
| Level | Item |
| Type of Record | Archives - ISAD(G) |
| Peristent Link | http://prototype1.library.leeds.ac.uk/jq95352n |
| Collection(s) | Leeds Archive of Vernacular Culture |
| Category | Archive |
| Parent Record | Traditional Customs, Annual Fairs, Bonfires: Photocards |
| Date | July 1967 |
| Size and Medium | 1 mounted photographic print. |