Genre: Architectural Photography View from an upper storey, looking back along the lane seen in print 17 and showing the crowded jumble of houses overlooking Cloth Fair.
Old houses in Bermondsey Street. Photographer: Dixon and Son, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography View along the street frontage of the houses: 'One cannot help speculating as to the origin of this singular group of houses, with their eight gables. Mr. Rendle … tells me that in the early part of this century, houses of this type were exceedingly common in th...
Shaftesbury House, Aldersgate Street. Photographer: Dixon and Son, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view of the façade of Shaftesbury House: 'It was built about 1644 by Inigo Jones. This house has had varied fortunes. From the Earls of Thanet it passed to Anthony Ashley Cooper, afterwards first Earl of Shaftesbury ... At the beginning of the eighteenth...
Old houses in Aldersgate Street. Photographer: Dixon and Son, Henry
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of 148-145 Aldersgate Street: 'This group of houses has no history that can be, or at least has been traced. The houses are interesting specimens of street architecture of the beginning of the seventeenth century. They are now about to be demolished.'
102, Leadenhall Street. Photographer: Bool, Alfred and John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the wrought iron gate and courtyard beyond 'of a very fine mansion, demolished in 1875 or 1876. The house and contiguous warehouses and courtyards, occupying a great area, were for many years occupied by a firm of druggists, Messrs. Baiss Brothers, who a...
Staple Inn, Holborn front. Photographer: Bool, Alfred and John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from the street looking along the façade: 'This is in truth one of the most picturesque groups of Old London houses. They are also among the oldest, dating apparently from the time of James I., or perhaps somewhat earlier … The obelisk, topped by a lamp, ma...
Old houses in Wych Street. Photographer: Bool, Alfred and John
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of a group of houses, looking eastwards along Wych Street, towards the tower of St Clement Danes in the background: 'The name of this street, a continuation of Drury Lane, is seemingly derived from the termination of the word Aldewych … These are very good ...