Soho Collection (page 16)

Byob - Peter Street - Soho, London. Date: 1973

Kate Ma Meyrick, nightclub queen
Kate Ma Meyrick (1875 -1933), an Irish business woman and Queen of the London nightclub scene. She ran " 43", a late-night jazz club at 43 Gerrard Street in Soho

Blitz in London -- debris outside Soho fire station, WW2
Blitz in London -- piles of debris outside Soho fire station following an air raid, 7 October 1940. Date: 1940

Father Christmas arriving, Soho Fire Station, London
Father Christmas (fireman Pester) arriving via a specially constructed fireplace in the appliance room of Soho Fire Station, London, to give out the presents at a New Year party on 2 January 1955

Little girl at a New Year party, Soho Fire Station, London
A little girl with Father Christmas (fireman Pester) at a New Year party, Soho Fire Station, London, 2 January 1955. A total of 65 children attended the party

Children at a party, Soho Fire Station, London
Children at a New Year party, Soho Fire Station, London, 2 January 1955. A total of 65 children attended, seen here sitting at tables in the appliance room

The Crab Tree Club, opened in Greek Street, London in 1914 and frequented by artists and bohemians, many who dressed in clothes imitating street costers of the period, known as the Slade Coster Gang

Greek Street, Soho, the worst street in London
Scenes in Greek Street, Soho, the foreign quarter of London, called the worst street in London by an Inspector McKay, giving evidence before the Police Commission. 1. Soho types; 2

Georgian Town House
Artists House, a fine Georgian house in Manette Street, Soho, central London. Date: circa 1800

Nollekens Birthplace
The birthplace of the sculptor Joseph Nollekens at 28 Dean Street, Soho, London, where no doubt a blue plaque draws it to the attention of the passers-by. Date: 1737

32 Soho Square
Engraving from the Banks Archive at the Natural History Museum, London. 32 Soho Square was the residence and Herbarium of Sir Joseph Banks, an English naturalist and botanist

Gerrard Street, London, 1901
Gerrard Street, Soho, Drydens house, which was demolished in 1901 in London Date: 1901

LCC-LFB New enclosed London fire engine
The new enclosed breathing apparatus and ladder carrying fire engine supplied to the London Fire Brigade by Dennis, based on an LFB design

LCC-LFB Major fire, Grand Hotel, Trafalgar Square
Westminster and Soho firefighters were joined by almost 100 other firefighters as fire engulfed the seventh floor and roof of the Grand Hotel on the corner of Northumberland Avenue

Two police officers patrol Shepherds Market, London
An atmospheric scene showing two police officers standing at a street corner on Shepherds Market in London. Date: 1950s

Tavistock restaurant, Brewer Street, London
Tavistock Restaurants Ltd in Brewer Street, Soho, London. 1947

Hungarian Csarda restaurant at 76 Dean Street, Soho, London. Date: 1947

Pinolis Restaurant, London - the location of the foundation of the Magic Circle in 1905. Location was interestingly: 17 & 21 Wardour Street and 9 Rupert Street! Date: circa 1910s

Tudor Summerhouse
This Tudor summerhouse, in Soho Square, London, disguises a ventilation shaft from the underground railway tube station! London, England. Date: 16th century

De Hems restaurant, Soho
De Hems restaurant, oyster bar, saloon bar and grotto on Macclesfield Street, Soho, London. Date: 1947

Soho Fruit Stores, London
A corner greengrocers shop in Soho, central London with an impressive bow window. 1940s

Musicians in a London street, 1940s
A group of musicians (identifiable by the large double bass carried by one man, and a record discussed by some others) gathered together in an unidentified London street in the late 1940s. c.1945

Supper at Kettners
A colourful evening at iconic Soho restaurant, Kettners, in the heart of London with couples dancing to live music and society mingling among the tables. Date: 1926

Evening Market in Soho, London, 1906
Illustration showing a Saturday evening market scene in Le Quartier Francais in Soho, London, 1906

Frith Street, Soho, London, c. 1955
Photograph showing Frith Street, in Soho, by night c.1955

Harrisons Ice Making Machine, 1858
Engraving showing the ice making machine, designed by Mr. Harrison of Geelong, Australia, 1858. Built by Mr. Siebe of Denmark Street, Soho, London

Police breaking up a fight in Soho, London, 1911
Illustration showing the aftermath of a street brawl between immigrants in Soho, London. The original caption emphasised that although many of these foreigners were hard working handcraftsmen

Christmas Dinner 1931
A jolly group in party hats hold out their plates for freshly carved turkey during Christmas dinner at Antoines restaurant, Charlotte Street, London

Berwick Street Market
A scene at night of Berwick Street Market, in the heart of Soho, doing a brisk trade just before Christmas

Leaving London
Travellers leave Wardour Street, Soho, in a hired post-chaise

Soho Manufactory / 18th C
The Soho Manufactory, near Birmingham, established by Matthew Boulton in the 1760 s

Boulton & Watts Engine
Steam engines under construction at the factory of BOULTON & WATT at Soho, near Birmingham

Soho Square C1700
Soho Square

Golden Square, Soho, 1853
Golden Square: site of the model lodging house, erected by the General Society for improving the dwellings of the working classes

LONDON / SOHO / 1819
Soho Square

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