Holywell Street, London
Holywell Street, Strand. by Thomas Hosmer Shepherd (1793-1864)
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Holywell Street on an 1888 map of London
Holywell Street was a street in central London that once ran parallel with the Strand. The street was eliminated when the Strand was widened in 1900. The street was the centre for the sale of pornography in Victorian London.[1]
References
External links
- http://partleton.co.uk/James1837in1861c.html
- http://www.unofficialbritain.com/lost-london-a-victorian-street-for-friggers-and-radicals/
- http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/WychStreet.htm
Coordinates: 51°30′46.65″N 0°6′55.24″W / 51.5129583°N 0.1153444°W
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