Manchester - Photograph Studios, where were they?

[LizzieW]

I have posted a photograph on the Photograph Restoration board and printed on the back are the words

"From the Photographic Studio of James Brown, 41 Oxford Street, Corner of Portland Street and 8 Lower Mosley Street, Manchester" 

All this has been put on the back of the photo at the studio.  I can't find any record of this photographic studio.  Can anyone help?  At a guess the photo was taken at the end of the 1800s/beginning of the 1900s

Lizzie

[wheeldon]

Hi lizzie, you could try the search facility on The National Archives, as there might be some business records held there.

Or possibly better is the Manchester city archives

http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arls/

Good luck

 

[bursy]

Hi Lizzie,

 In the Manchester 1873 Directory,

James Brown
Photographer
8 Lower Mosley St,
Manchester

In 1913, he is at 3 Piccadilly,

Hope this helps in some way
Regards, Dave

[Lincsbabe]

I am a Manchester lass and know the town center well. From the addresses it looks as though the business was doing well as a move to a Picadilly address is right in the center of town.   I don't know if you know Manchester at all but both Mosely Street and Picadilly are much thesame on a map of today.  Lincsbabe

[LizzieW]

Thanks for all your replies.  The date of the move to Piccadilly helps me to date the photograph to some extent.

Lincsbabe - Although I was born in Manchester and lived in Hale, Hale Barns and Bowdon until I was 21, my memory of Manchester is a little rusty.  In fact the last time I went there was around 1972/3.  I could place the roads as they were in the 1950s, in relation to Deansgate which is where I used to get off the bus.  I know when I worked off Deansgate I sometimes got a train to Knott Mill station and walk up Deansgate as that was quicker than getting the bus.  I seem to remember someone told me Knott Mill station is no longer there.

Lizzie

[tony h]

Down memory lane
http://therailwaystationgallery.fotopic.net/c735870.html

Cheers
Tony

[Lincsbabe]

Great link Tonyh thankyou... Lincsbabe

[LizzieW]

Thanks for the link Tony, I've put it into my favourites.

Lizzie

[Mr. MIGKY]

By 1929 the shop had changed useage
Migky

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