Looking west from Strand towards construction work on Aldwych and the Gladstone Memorial in the foreground with pedestrians and traffic on the street

Date:
9 Jul 1913
Location:
Aldwych, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Wc2
Reference:
BL22225
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Aldwych was part of a Victorian scheme of urban improvement laid out between 1898-1900 and opened in 1905. This photograph shows the early stages of the construction of Australia House (centre left) designed by architect A Marshall Mackenzie, for whom the photograph was taken.

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

Architect: Mackenzie, Alexander Marshall

Photographer: Jwc: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Edwardian Statue, Edwardian Commemorative Monument, Street Scene