B/W print; the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, just prior to demolition, by London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, 1905

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Reference number	1999/1908
Description	The Egyptian Hall, on the south side of Piccadilly, in 1905. The photograph shows the Egyptian Hall and adjoining property prior to the demolition of this section of the street for widening purposes. The houses either side of the Hall are typical of those that existed between St James's Street and Duke Street. White describes the history of the Egyptian Hall in his annotation.
Photographer	London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company
Dates	1905
Collection	Photographs
Object type	B/w print
Photograph number	Ukn
Location	Acton Depot
Topics	Streets and buildings
Completeness	61% 61% ?

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  Text	Sign on building: Egyptian Hall, England's Home of Mystery, Established 1873, Closed for Demolition, Mr. Maskelyne has Removed to His New Home of Mystery St. George's Hall Langham Place Next to Queens Hall. Sign on building: Mr. Maskelynes Latest Illusion, Well I'm - !!", "The Miser", A Phantasy. Daily 3/6 Building: James Epps & Co. Homoeopathic Chemists
  Annotation	PICCADILLY: THE SOUTH SIDE, BY THE EGYPTIAN HALL, 1905. This photograph shows the Egyptian Hall and the adjoining property on each side just prior to the demolition of this section of the south side of Piccadilly for rebuilding and widening purposes. The houses on each side of the Hall were typical of the buildings then existing between St. James's St. and Duke St. The Egyptian Hall was built in 1812 by P. F. Robinson for the exhibition of the Bullock Natural History Collection. The Piccadilly elevation was copied from the Temple of Tentyris in Egypt, and the figures of Isis and Osiris over the doorway were executed by S. Gahagan (the designer of the monument of the Duke of Kent in Portland Place). Among the attractions of the Hall after the sale of the Bullock Collection in 1819 were Belzoni's models of the Pyramids and other Egyptian monuments; the Siamese Twins, General Tom Thumb, and Artemas Ward. In 1850 Lord Dudley deposited his collection of pictures here for public inspection; they were removed in the 'eighties to the adjacent Dudley Gallery. In the later years of its existence the Hall was famous as the venue of Maskelyne & Cook's entertainments. Photograph (supplied Feb., 1923) by London Stereoscopic Co.

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  Shot	Medium exterior

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  Photographer	London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company, 1905

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  Borough	Westminster,
  Location	Piccadilly, Westminster, W1

  People

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  People	Charles White -