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Title: New Street (Now New Row) Covent Garden
Post by: Jackal9 on Monday 01 October 18 22:11 BST (UK)
Hi All

I believe one of my ancestors James Julian Browne had the newsagents at 5 New Street (now New Row) in Covent Garden, Westminster, from around 1905 - 1915.

Does anyone know if any pictures exist of New Street around that time, or where further information could be found on his newsagents please?

Thank you.
Title: Re: New Street (Now New Row) Covent Garden
Post by: Ruskie on Tuesday 02 October 18 00:55 BST (UK)
Sorry I can't offer you a picture, but there is a nice map here:
https://maps.nls.uk/geo/explore/side-by-side/#zoom=19&lat=51.5112&lon=-0.1261&layers=163&right=BingHyb

If you can locate them on the 1911 census you may be able to narrow down the exact location through looking at the neighbouring residences and trying to estimate where No 5 was (perhaps by working your way down from the pub on the corner - currently 'The Round House').
Title: Re: New Street (Now New Row) Covent Garden
Post by: stanmapstone on Tuesday 02 October 18 08:22 BST (UK)
You can see 5 New Row marked on this 1952  map https://maps.nls.uk/view/102903895#zoom=4&lat=5063&lon=1928&layers=BT
Google Street View https://goo.gl/maps/iGekfdtDKik
Stan
Title: Re: New Street (Now New Row) Covent Garden
Post by: Bookbox on Tuesday 02 October 18 09:03 BST (UK)
Plenty of old photos of New Row here (various dates) ...
https://collage.cityoflondon.gov.uk/search-results?key=WnsiUCI6eyJrZXl3b3JkcyI6Ik5ldyByb3ciLCJrZXl3b3Jkc01vZGUiOjN9fQ&WINID=1538466928749
Title: Re: New Street (Now New Row) Covent Garden
Post by: [Ray] on Tuesday 02 October 18 09:16 BST (UK)
Hi,     


This is the newsagents shop from the link Bookbox provided.     
(in case you hadn't spotted it)     

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01msq/
Title: Re: New Street (Now New Row) Covent Garden
Post by: solidrock on Tuesday 02 October 18 09:20 BST (UK)
The name of the newsagents is T.Reading.
Title: Re: New Street (Now New Row) Covent Garden
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 02 October 18 09:48 BST (UK)
That photo ( of Readings newsagents) was taken in 1938. 
Title: Re: New Street (Now New Row) Covent Garden
Post by: ShaunJ on Tuesday 02 October 18 09:55 BST (UK)
1912 Directory listing:
Title: Re: New Street (Now New Row) Covent Garden
Post by: Bookbox on Tuesday 02 October 18 10:03 BST (UK)
You could also try contacting Westminster Archives. They have a huge bank of old photographs, many of which are not online.
https://www.westminster.gov.uk/digital-copies-of-archive-images-printing-and-photography
Title: Re: New Street (Now New Row) Covent Garden
Post by: Jackal9 on Tuesday 02 October 18 20:32 BST (UK)
Thank you all so much for your replies, this is great.  Thank you Bookbox and Ray for finding the photo in 1938 of the shop.  It is the first time I've seen it as a newsagent, even if it was after my ancestor vacated, it's fantastic to see how it would have been.  I will be sure to contact the Westminster Archives to see if they have anything further in picture.

Thanks Shaun for the 1912 directory listing as well, great to see the list of shops in New Street at the time. :) :)