A view west along High Holborn, with Gamage's department store buildings surrounding the Bell Inn and the Great Western Railway booking office, and Waterhouse's gothic Prudential Assurance building beyond

Date:
22 Oct 1907
Location:
Gamage's, 116-128 Holborn, Camden, Greater London Authority, Ec1
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Prudential Assurance Company Offices, 138-142 Holborn, Camden, Greater London Authority, Ec1
Reference:
BL20065
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

A W Gamage's Portland stone department store buildings were designed by Joseph Sawyer, and were completed in 1905. Alfred Waterhouse's Prudential building was actually begun in 1879, but only completed in 1906. This photograph was taken for the National Radiator Company. Gamage's buildings no longer exist, but Waterhouse's building is still in use.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Architect: Sawyer, Joseph

Keywords

Edwardian Department Store, Street Scene