The Old Bell Holborn 1884 Paul Martin The Italianate-style hotel

The Italianate-style hotel

The district covered is Kennington

Saint Bartholomew's Fair

A police constable was often needed to control the congestion of the horses and carts and increasing numbers of motorised vehicles

King William Street

The Old Bell Holborn 1884 Paul Martin The Italianate-style hotelThe Old Bell, Holborn, 1884. This photograph was commissioned by the Society for Photographing Relics of Old London to form part of a permanent visual record of historic buildings threatened with alteration or possible demolition in the 1870s and 80s. The 'Old Bell' was one of the few coaching inns left at the end of the 19th century.