The Market Place, Reading, looking north towards St. Laurence's Church, 1856. The Soane obelisk is in the middle, with a water pump in front of it, and there are various people, dogs, and horse-drawn vehicles. The buildings, left to right: part of No. 41, William Coxhead and Son, watch and clock makers and jewellers; Nos. 39-40, William Hunt, draper and undertaker; No. 38, Chessall and Smith, hairdressers; the entrance to the Corn Exchange with the clock above; No. 34, Thomas Reed, hatter; No. 33, Joseph Todman, draper; No. 32, Thomas Gregory, grocer; Nos. 29-31, Lewis and William Cooper, chemists, and wine and spirit merchants; St. Laurence's Church, with the lock-up in Blagrave's Piazza; No. 13, William Jessett, draper and undertaker; No. 12a, Richard Welch, bookseller, printer, and the office of the "Berkshire Chronicle"; No. 10, Alexander Sellar, watch maker and jeweller; No. 9, Market House, James Baker, beer seller and tobacconist; Nos. 7 and 8, John Sutton and Sons, seedsmen; No. 6, office of the "Reading Mercury"; No. 5, Christopher Saunders, boot and shoe maker; No. 4. Lediard and Harris, drapers. 1850-1859
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black and white print, 31 x 54 cm.
Local class:
f/R/C/MAR
Language:
English
Subject:
Market Place -- Reading -- IllustrationsHorse-drawn cabs and carriages -- Reading -- IllustrationsHorse-drawn carts and wagons -- Reading -- IllustrationsMonuments -- Reading -- IllustrationsPumps -- Reading -- IllustrationsChurches and chapels -- Reading -- IllustrationsSt Laurence's Church -- [alt. St Lawrence's Church, St Laurence-in-Reading] -- Reading -- IllustrationsLock-ups -- Reading -- IllustrationsClocks -- Reading -- IllustrationsCorn exchanges -- Reading -- IllustrationsClock and watch makers -- Reading -- IllustrationsJewellers -- Reading -- IllustrationsDrapers' shops -- Reading -- IllustrationsHairdressing -- Reading -- IllustrationsHatters -- Reading -- IllustrationsGrocers' shops -- Reading -- IllustrationsChemists' shops -- Reading -- IllustrationsWine and spirit merchants -- Reading -- IllustrationsUndertakers and undertaking -- Reading -- IllustrationsNewspaper offices -- Reading -- IllustrationsTobacconists -- Reading -- IllustrationsBeer sellers -- Reading -- IllustrationsSeedsmen -- Reading -- IllustrationsShoe shops -- Reading -- IllustrationsBooksellers and bookselling -- Reading -- IllustrationsPrinters and printing -- Reading -- IllustrationsSU716734SU716735SU717734SU717735Street scenes and landscapes -- Reading -- Illustrations
BRN:
2725385