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Description: | September 2009.
View of a recently discovered tiled panel on the corner of number 10 Bond Street, a building which stands at the junction with Bond Street and Lower Basinghall Street. The tiles form a trompe-l'oeil, depicting an arched window through which blue skies can be seen. A table stands in front of the window on which stands a statue and a bust. There are various vessels. Entwined in the branches of an olive tree are the names of some of the great china houses; Wedgwood, Worcester, Minton and Doulton. Various businesses have occupied the premises over the years but in 1851 the firm of Samuel Tompsett Newington, Glass and China Merchant was here. Samuel Tompsett Newington was originally from Sussex and had a shop in High Holborn in the 1830s dealing in china, glass, earthenware, lamps and hardware. The 1851 Directory of Leeds (Slade & Roebuck) lists Samuel Tompsett Newington as residing at Oxley Cottage, Moor Allerton. He later retired to Kent. By the 1870's W. Hodgson was running a glass and china warehouse from number 10 Bond Street. In 1932 it was occupied by Marshall & Snelgrove, tailors. For many years Boots the Chemist Ltd had a branch here. Earlier images on Leodis show the corner of the buidling, with the tiled panel obscured from view. It has been revealed during recent works. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | Bond Street Lower Basinghall Street | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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