London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company was founded in 1854 by George Swan Nottage and Howard John Kennard (the son of Robert Kennard and grandfather of Jean Orr-Ewing). Known initially as the London Stereoscope Company, in 1856 it changed its name to the London Stereoscopic Company, then in May 1859, became the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. For most purposes, however, it was (and still is) referred to as the London Stereoscopic Company (LSC).
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- Name
- London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company Company (right) on Regent Street, c. 1910, from an old postcard
- Founded
- 1854.
- Headquarters
- London.
- Activity
- photography.
- Products
- photograph and stereoscopy.
- Dissolved
- 1922.
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The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company was founded in 1854 by George Swan Nottage and Howard John Kennard (the son of Robert Kennard and grandfather of Jean Orr-Ewing). Known initially as the London Stereoscope Company, in 1856 it changed its name to the London Stereoscopic Company, then in May 1859, became the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. For most purposes, however, it was (and still is) referred to as the London Stereoscopic Company (LSC).
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The firm appears to have been based originally at 313 Oxford Street, with an agent, William Williams, at 29 Moorgate Street. It soon opened its own branch in the City of London at 54 Cheapside, which is first recorded in 1856. The Oxford Street store relocated to 108–110 Regent Street in 1866–1867. The London Stereoscopic Company was dissolved in 1922, although a business bearing the same name was established in 2005, championed by rock guitarist Brian May.
It is associated with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The record gives 1854 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Activity is recorded as ending in 1922. Its recorded seat is London. The recorded field of activity is photography. Recorded products are photograph and stereoscopy.
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Key facts
• Name — London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company Company (right) on Regent Street, c. 1910, from an old postcard • Type — Private • Hq Location — 54 Cheapside, London 313 Oxford Street, London 108–110 Regent Street, London • Industry — Photography • Products — Photographs, stereo cards, postcards, novelties • Key People — George Swan Nottage (founder), Howard John Kennard (founder), Thomas Richard Williams, William England
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Photographers
The company's principal photographer was William England; others included Thomas Richard Williams, Edward Pocock and Robert Howlett. • Illustration — Niagara Falls (c.1858) • Illustration — John Stuart Mill (c.1870) • Illustration — Annie Besant (1880s) • Illustration — Frances Gqoba of the African Choir (1891) • Illustration — Laurence Doherty (1900)
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- “London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- 1.Recreative Scientific Amusements. The Birmingham Journal. 45. 2526. 6. 16 January 1869.
- 2.The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, 1854 – 1922. May 2016.
- 3.Ellen Clarissa Kennard. 10 July 2024.
- 4.Webb, David. London Topographical Record. London Topographical Society. 28. 133. 2001. 0902087436.
- 5.Norton, Russell. Foreign Affairs. Stereo World. National Stereoscopic Association. 16. 2. 22–27. 1989.
- 6.Public Caution – In Chancery. Re Parent Parlour Steam Engine. The Morning Post. 29033. 4. 29 December 1866.
- 7.Zœtrope; or, "Wheel of Life". The Weekly Register and Catholic Standard. 36. 25. 14. 21 December 1867.
- 8.Amusements. The City Press. 526. 6. 15 June 1867.
- 9.Zœtrope; or, "Wheel of Life". The Illustrated London News. 51. 1460–1461. 14. 21 December 1867.
- 10.May, Brian. Introduction to the London Stereoscopic Company (and T. R. Williams). London Stereoscopic Company. 2008.
- 11.London Stereoscopic Company Limited. Companies House.
- 12.Nottage, George Swan. Declaration by George Swan Nottage of 54 Cheapside, London, managing partner of the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. National Archives. 1876–1877.
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