Market Place, Reading, looking southwards, c. 1913. Market stalls and a crowd of people surround the Simeon obelisk, designed by Sir John Soane. Recognisable shops: No. 52 (Hill's Rubber Company); Nos. 51 and 50 (Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, with the Bank of John and Charles Simonds below); No. 49 (Women's Social and Political Union); No. 48 (Mosdell, tailor); No. 47 (John Smith and Son, hairdressers); No. 46 (H. Dyson, chemist). 1910-1919 : postcard, with caption "Market Place, Reading."
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black and white photograph ; 9x14cm. postcard.
Language:
English
Subject:
Market Place -- Reading -- IllustrationsMarkets -- Reading -- IllustrationsMonuments -- Reading -- IllustrationsRubber merchants -- Reading -- IllustrationsInsurance offices -- Reading -- IllustrationsBanks and banking -- Reading -- IllustrationsClothes shops -- Reading -- IllustrationsSuffragists -- Reading -- IllustrationsPolitical parties -- Reading -- IllustrationsHairdressing -- Reading -- IllustrationsChemists' shops -- Reading -- IllustrationsSU716734SU717734Street scenes and landscapes -- Reading -- Illustrations
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