B/W print; houses in Tufton Street shortly before demolition, by London County Council, circa 1912

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Reference number	1999/2741
Description	A view looking north down Tufton Street from Dean Trench Street (the west byway of Smith Square) after partial clearance of the area, c1912. There is a description of "Tufton Street two hundred years ago" on the reverse of the print.
Photographer	London County Council
Dates	circa 1912
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	Advert: It's a treat to get Brooke Bonds Tea Advert: Colman's Mustard Advert: Colman's Starch
  Annotation	TUFTON ST., LOOKING NORTH FROM DEAN TRENCH ST. (the west byway of Smith Square), A VIEW AFTER PARTIAL CLEARANCE, CIRCA 1912. The hovels on the left were typical of the "houses" of this street and its vicinity. Photograph (Ref. No. 3979C) supplied by the L.C.C., Feb., 1923. TUFTON ST. TWO HUNDRED YEARS AGO. "Tufton St.., a good large and open place, having on the east side a row of well built houses, but the west side, as yet, is unbuilt. In this street is Bennett's Yard, very ordinary." - STRYPE (1720). The photograph overleaf shows part of the east side of Tufton St. as it was about 1912. Maybe the "property" on the left formed part of the "row of well-built houses" referred to by Strype?

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  Shot	Medium exterior

• People involved

  Role	Person(s) involved
  Photographer	London County Council, circa 1912

• Associated companies, people and places

  Places

  Borough	Westminster,
  Location	Tufton Street, Westminster, SW1

  People

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  People	Charles White -