The Old Bell Holborn 1884 Paul Martin The district covered is Kennington

The district covered is Kennington

King William Street

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

Dining in the box on the left are Boswell

as well as directions for persons to dress their own hair

The Old Bell Holborn 1884 Paul Martin The district covered is KenningtonThe 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.