Exeter Hall was erected in 1829-1831 on the site of the Exeter Exchange on the Strand. The building was demolished in 1907 and its site is now occupied by the Strand Palace Hotel. This photograph was taken for the YMCA, which was founded in 1844 to provide Christian fellowship for clerks and shop assistants, but quickly expanded to serve a much wider public. The Bedford Lemere daybook records that the photograph was commissioned by a 'Putterill - Sec-y' on behalf of the YMCA, which may refer to a secretary with the surname Putterill, but this cannot be confirmed.
This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company
Lobby, Christian Association Hostel