Broadcasting House in 1932 Broadcasting House in 1932
Ground Floor - Artists' Foyer and Drawing Room
The foyer and lifts originally intended for artists. The idea of keeping artists and staff apart as they moved around the building soon fell into disuse.

Artists' Foyer

Drawing Room
left -
The Artists' Foyer showing (behind the pillars) the lifts for taking artists to the various studio floors.

below -
The other side of the Foyer, showing the Studio Notification Boards. Artists' Foyer - Studio Notification Boards left -
The Drawing Room. The chairs were upholstered in green leather to match the pale green carpet. The tables were made of Padauk, an Indian wood of a reddish colour with a mahogany-like grain.

Notification boardBack in the foyer, a detail of one of the studio notification boards, seen in 1934.

Broadcasting House in 1932 Broadcasting House in 1932
Ground Floor - Artists' Foyer and Drawing Room