The Hop Exchange, Southwark, London
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This is the audio version of the blog post 'The Hop Exchange'. It was written by Lorraine Stoker, who volunteers with the Courtauld Connects Conway Library digitisation project. It was first published on 22 June 2021. This audio version is read by Celia Cockburn, who is a digitisation volunteer.
In this post, Lorraine uses a photograph of the decorated portico of the Hop Exchange in Southwark, London, UK, to reflect on the changing fortunes of hop-pickers and hop-sellers in living memory. The tympanum, above the doorway of the Exchange, shows an idealised view of hop-pickers, while inside the building the ornate Victorian decoration reflects symbols of Kent, a county in south east England famous for its hop farms.
You can find the written version with the photographs on our blog https://blog.courtauld.ac.uk/digitalmedia/2021/06/22/lorraine-stoker-the-hop-exchange/
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