B/W print; Holywell Street and Wych Street, London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, 1895

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Reference number	1999/3283
Description	Street scene depicting the junction of Holywell Street (to the left) and Wych Street (to the right) viewed from St Clement Danes in 1895. In the centre is "The Rising Sun" public house and Hill & Son's booksellers. White comments that Holywell Street was also known as "Booksellers Row", and was famous for its second hand bookshops. When demolished, White notes that most of the bookshops moved to Charing Cross Road. Holywell Street is fairly busy with people, and there is a fruit and vegetable stall just outside Hill & Sons.
Photographer	London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
Dates	1895
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	Ukn
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Streets and buildings
Completeness	73% 73% ?

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  Text	Sign: Dining Rooms Building: F. E. Davey's The Rising Sun Dewars Whisky Walkers Whisky Watney, Combe, Reid & Co's Noted Stout Scotch & Irish Whiskies Wine & Brandy Merchant Building: Hill & Son's Sign: Carr's Wines from the Wood
  Annotation	KINGSWAY-ALDWYCH IMPROVEMENT - DEMOLITIONS: HOLYWELL ST. (left) and WYCH ST. (right), looking from St. Clement Danes, 1895. Holywell St., or Booksellers Row, was famous for its second-hand bookshops. Denny's, the Strand booksellers, also had a place here, at the western extremity. Among the second-hand shops was one that specialised in Black Letters, in musty old leather bindings. When Holywell St. was cleared away, many of the booksellers migrated to Charing Cross Road. Midway down Wych St., on the r.h. side, was New Inn. The eastern end of Aldwych, and Australia House now occupy the site of the eastern portion of the two streets. Carr's Restaurant (right) is now housed in a new building on approximately the same site. Photograph by London Stereoscopic Co. (supplied Feb., 1923).

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  Photographer	London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, 1895

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  Location	Holywell Street and Wych Street, Holborn, Westminster, WC2

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  People	Charles White -