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Tab.700.b.3, 2(86)
- Record Id:
- 040-003302427
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003302394
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028276000.0x00147e
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Tab.700.b.3, 2(86)
- Title:
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The 'Old Bell,' Holborn. Photographer: Dixon and Son, Henry
- Scope & Content:
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Genre: Architectural Photography
View looking across the street towards the façade of the Old Bell Tavern and Hotel: 'The house is said to date from the early part of the 16th century, though, of course, the present building is comparatively modern … The 'Old Bell' still retains something of its renown as a coaching inn. The passer-by may note, in the summer months, placards announcing the hours of departure and arrival not only of a daily omnibus, but of an occasional coach — not one of the amateur revivals of the last few years, but a genuine coach, a survival from the days before railways ...'
- Collection Area:
- Printed Collections
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003302394
040-003302427 - Is part of:
- Tab.700.b.3, 2 : Society for Photographing Relics of Old London [Photographs of old London]. Photographer(s): Dixon and Son, Henry
Tab.700.b.3, 2(86) : The 'Old Bell,' Holborn. Photographer: Dixon and Son, Henry - Hierarchy:
- 032-003302394[0033]/040-003302427
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Tab.700.b.3, 2
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Techniques:
- Carbon Print
Photograph
Photographic Print - Start Date:
- 1884
- End Date:
- 1884
- Date Range:
- 1884
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 236 mm x 186 mm
Format: Printed Book
Secondary Support: Card
- Material Type:
- Photographs
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Dixon and Son
- Subjects:
- Architectural Types
Architecture
Inns
Old Bell Tavern (Holborn, London)
Public Buildings