B/W print; Kensington High Street; the eastern end, looking east, from Church Street corner, circa 1885

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Reference number	1999/3398
Description	Kensington High Street; the eastern end, looking east, from Church Street corner. To the left is the Civet Cat tavern, in front of which is a knifeboard horse bus. Other traffic includes hansom cabs, hand carts and other horse-drawn vehicles.
Photographer	unknown
Dates	circa 1885
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	Ukn
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Streets and buildings
Completeness	73% 73% ?

• Physical description

  Item content

  Attribute	Value
  Text	Building: Burton ales Noted stout house Building: 72 Dentist Sign: Cigars Tobaccos Building: Bass & Co's Ales Sign: Frank Giles & Co. Temporary premises for the display of furniture &c purchased at the sale of the celebrated Nuremburg Castle collection Advert: Pears Soap
  Annotation	KENSINGTON HIGH ST. The Eastern End, looking East, from Church St corner, about 1885. On the left is the "Civet Cat" tavern; in the distance the trees of Kensington Gardens. Observe: the "knifeboard" Omnibus, the hansom cab, the victoria, the hand carts, and - the fashions. Photograph (supplied by Argent Archer, Jan, 1923) from an Original in the possession of the Kensington Borough Council.

  Design

  Attribute	Value
  Shot	Medium exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	unknown, circa 1885

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Location	Kensington High Street, Kensington, Kensington & Chelsea, W8

  People

  Attribute	Value
  People	Charles White -