Exposed steel framework during construction of the premises of John Barker & Company in Ball Street

Date:
4 Jun 1926
Location:
Ball Street, Kensington, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London Authority, W8
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John Barker And Company, 63-97 Kensington High Street, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London Authority, W8
Reference:
BL28383
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

John Barker established his first store in Kensington High Street in 1870. Barker's department store now stands on the former site of Ball Street, which was demolished to make way for the development in the late 1920s. This photograph was taken for Archibald D Dawnay & Sons Limited, structural engineers.

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: Plater, Alfred George: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Early 20th Century Department Store, Construction