The premises of G H Porter Market Square at 27-29 Market Place and 1-5 (odd) Bridge Street

Date:: 1944

Location:: 27-29 Market Place, Newark, Newark And Sherwood, Nottinghamshire; Show all locations

G H Porter Provisions, 1 Bridge Street, Newark, Newark And Sherwood, Nottinghamshire

Reference:: OP23036

Type:: Photograph (Print)

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Description

The building housed the press where 'Fugitive Pieces' and 'Hours of Idleness', Lord Byron's first volumes of poetry, were published in 1806-07. The reverse of the print describes the site as the Masonic Hall.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/33 Early Photographic Print Collection: Nottinghamshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Mason, George Bernard

Keywords

Georgian Shop