Exterior view of the premises of Bumpus bookshop from the north, showing a sign on the side of the building advertising a removal sale

Date:
1935
Location:
Bumpus, Marylebone Lane, Marylebone, City of Westminster, Greater London Authority
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Court House And Watch House, Marylebone Lane, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, W1
Reference:
CC47/02250
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

A court house was built on this site in 1729-1730. It subsequently became a watch house, followed by a town hall and a police station for the Metropolitan Police. From the 1850s until its demolition in 1935 it was occupied by Bumpus bookshop.

Content

This is part of the Series: FEL01/02 Photographs Taken By Herbert Felton For The Architect And Building News, The Architects' Journal, And The Architectural Review; within the Collection: FEL01 Herbert Felton Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Felton, (Leo) Herbert

Keywords

Shop, Watch House, Police Station, Town Hall