One of the largest studios in the UK during the late 19th century and some will occur in most family albums - so well worth researching. The only well dated studios are those by Michael Pritchard in his excellent A Directory of London Photographers 1841 - 1908 London Taylor, Andrew & George 11 Cannon Street west E.C. 1866 67 Cannon Street E.C. 1867-7 2 Crwn Bdgs, Queen Victoria St E.C. 1873-75 129 Fenchurch StreetE.C. 1875-02 70 Queen Victoria Street E.C. 1874-06 153 Regent Street W. 1877-08- 62 & 64 Ludgate Hill E.C. 1881-04 25 Southwark Bridge Road S.E. 1881-89 78 Queen Victoria Street E.C. 1882-06 The company�s Forest Hill works were described in the P.N. 19 November 1880, pp. 553-554. The firm seems to have been started in London perhaps in the 1860s and had covered the whole country by 1888. Branches (Spot dates only - a range of dates not yet fixed - more information needed, c.= circa so estimated ) South Wales c.1875 Postern, opposite the Post Office, Castle St. Swansea 1884 Crown Ct., Duke St. Swansea 1884 Postern bldgs, Castle Bailey St. Swansea 1884 199 Bute St. Swansea 1884 Alfred Taylor, 199 Bute Street, Cardiff c.1896 Cardiff and Pontypridd (Cabinet card plain back) late 1890s, 157 Commercial Street, Newport 1900, Cardiff, Pontypridd, & Bridgend 1910, 8 Duke Street Arcade, Cardiff 1910, Blaina road, Brynmowr, 1910, Talbot St. Maestig, 1910, Station Approach, Bridgend 1910, 88 High St, Merthyr Tydfil, 1910, Market Street, Pontypridd Staffordshire: c.1880 29 Piccadilly, Hanley. c.1880 10 Gaol Square, Stafford Derbyshire c.1881 - 1903. 57 London St, - 63 London Rd, Derby Brighton 1882 - 1902. 34 Kings Road Leicester c.1880. 34 Granby Street 1888 4 Friar Lane Wolverhampton About 1880 Taylor's took over the studio of J.H. Fox, Richmond Place, Penn Road - the studio appears short lived there, as it was taken over by J.F. Whitehouse perhaps in the late 1880s. Birmingham c.1880 1 New St. Worcester c.1880. 37 Tything Shropshire (Salop) c.1880. 80 King St. Wellington Coventry c.1880. 2 Fleet Street Sunderland c.1878. 15 Norfolk Street. Leeds c.1875 c.1878. Queen Anne's Bldgs, New Briggate, Leeds Bradford c.1878. 72 Manningham Lane Liverpool c.1875 c.1884. 34 Church Street Carnarvon c.1884. 24 High Street Manchester c.1875. 60A Market Street Glasgow c.1864 c.1875 13 St Vincent's Place Derby c.1876, Royal Studio, 57 London Street 1881, Royal Studio, 57 London Street (Kellys) c.1882, Royal Studio, 57 London Street c.1886, 63 London Road c.1895, 63 London Road c1896, 106 High Street, Stockton Nottingham 1879 -1881, 1� Derby Road. c.1882, 107 Parliament Street, Chapel Bar, until 1908. Edinburgh 1878, 63 Princes Street, until c.1910 Dundee [date] 23 High Street Bristol 1879 , 1 Baldwin Street to c.1898 1907 Last entry 58 Baldwin Street Bishop Aukland, Co. Durham. c.1898, 68 Newgate Street. c.1903, 68 Newgate Street. Branch Lists and dates 1878-1879,Sheffield from 1882, Doncaster In 1878 they had branches in: Birmingham Carnarvon Dublin Glasgow Leeds Liverpool Manchester Newcastle In 1879 they added: Paris USA The following guidance for confirming the dating of cartes de visite by A & G Taylor has been provided by Colin Osman in his publication: PhotoHistorian supplement: The Studios of A & G Taylor. (with additions and images by Roger Vaughan) Camera and Palette 1867-1872 Royal Coat of Arms 1865-1870 Simple Crown 1873-1880 [square corners so before c.1878, rounded corners after) Crown and Plume of Feathers 1882-1902 Crown, Plume of Feathers and Royal Coat of Arms after 1886 Cabinet card with square corners during the change over from rounded corners about 1901. Mentions her late Majesty and King Edward VII - so after 1902 References: Many thanks to these websites for some of this information Derbyshire Photographers' Profiles A & G Taylor If you have a well-dated A. & G. Taylor let me know (see additions below). Dated 19 May 1884 Many thanks to Brett Payne Sorry I don't have any information about this photographic studio - other than on this page - Roger Vaughan Return to Homepage Roger Vaughan Personal Collection 2012 |