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The photoLondon database has an extensive history of this succession of companies, starting from May 1859 until September 1922. The following addresses and dates of operation are listed:

London Stereoscope Company

• 54 Cheapside, City of London 1855 - January 1856. Succeeded by London Stereoscopic Co.
• 313 Oxford Street, Westminster 1855 - January 1856. Succeeded by London Stereoscopic Co.

• 54 Cheapside, City of London January 1856 - May 1859. Successors to London Stereoscope Co.
• 313 Oxford Street, Westminster, January 1856 - May 1859. Successors to London Stereoscope Co.

• 54 Cheapside, City of London 1861 - 1862. Succeeded by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co.
• 110 Regent Street, Westminster 1861 - 1862. Succeeded by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co.

• 54 Cheapside, City of London, May 1859 - 1907. Succeeded by Miles & Kaye.
• 313 Oxford Street, Westminster May 1859 - December 1861.
• 110 Regent Street, Westminster August-1862 - 1863.
• 53 Cheapside, City of London 1863 - 1865.
• 108 & 110 Regent Street (aka Pompeian Studio), Westminster 1864 - 1874, 1881 - 1888.
• 106, 108 & 110 Regent Street, Westminster 1874 - 1881, 1888 - July 1890.
• 2 Bow Churchyard, Cheapside, City of London 1885 - 1907. Succeeded by Miles & Kaye.
• 106 & 108 Regent Street, Westminster July 15 1890 - September 1922.
• 3 Hanover Square, Westminster October 1912 - September 1922.

Type Ia Crown & belt Black ink on white card Cheapside Neg #s 1,000-13,000 Used c. 1861-1862	Type Ib Crown & belt Black ink on white card Cheapside (& Regent) Neg #s 20,000-35,000 Used c. 1862-1863	Type Ic Crown & belt Black ink on white card Regent (& Cheapside) Neg #s 25,000-32,000 Used c. 1862-1863
Type IIa Crown & ornate scroll work Black ink on white card Cheapside (& Regent) Neg #s 10,000-50,000 Used c. 1862-1863	Type IIb Crown & ornate scroll work Black ink on white card Regent (& Cheapside) Neg #s -31,945- Used c. 1864-1868	Type IIc Crown, ornate scroll work, draped banner Black ink on white card Regent (& Cheapside) Neg #s 10,000-22,000 Used c. 1864-1868	Type IId Crown, ornate scroll work, draped banner + 5 lines text Black ink on white card Cheapside (& Regent) Neg #s ? Used c. 1864-1868
Type IIIa Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals 1862, Cheapside (& Regent) Green ink on white card Used c. 1867-1874	Type IIIb Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals 1862, Regent (& Cheapside) Green ink on white card Used c. 1867-1874	Type IIIc Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals 1862 & extra text Cheapside (& Regent) Green ink on white card Used c. 1872-1876	Type IIId Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals 1862 & extra text Regent (& Cheapside) Green ink on white card Used c. 1872-1876
Type IVa Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals 1862 Regent (& Cheapside) Red ink on white card Used c. 1873-1878	Type IVb Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 5 medals 1873 Regent (& Cheapside) Red ink on white card Used c. 1876-1881	Type IVc Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 5 medals 1873 & extra text Regent (& Cheapside) Red ink on white card Used c. 1876-1881	Type Va Crown, PoW feathers & 14 lines text Brown ink on white card Used c. 1880-1885
Type Vb Back as Type Va, front with dark green glossy surface & gold text "Franz Heinrich Lotel" Used c. 1880-1885	Type Vc Back as Type Va, front with additonal text "ELECTRO-PHOTOGRAPH" Used c. 1882-1886	Type VIa Crown & diagonal name, Regent/Cheapside Brown text on white card Used c. 1884-1887	Type VIb Crown, camera/palette motif & diagonal name, stamped "LIMITED" in blue Brown text on white card Used c. 1886-1890
Type VII Crown & diagonal name, Cheapside/Regent, stamped "LIMITED" in blue Brown text on white card Used c. 1888-1892	Type VIII Diagonal name, crown, medal board & ornate script, Cheapside/Regent Gold text on glossy burgundy card, pale pink front Used c. 1888-1892	Type IXa Diagonal name, crown, medal board, ornate script & ivy Cheapside (& Regent) Olive text on dark grey card, white front Used c. 1888-1892	Type IXb Diagonal name, crown, medal board, ornate script & ivy Regent (& Cheapside) Green text on light grey card, white front Used c. 1890-1893

ID #: londonstereo38 Source: Collection of David Simkin Artist: The London Stereoscopic Company, of 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type Ia - Crown & belt. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1861-1862 Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified man, probably in his late 40s or 50s, full length standing portrait with cane, top hat and plinth.

ID #: londonstereo45 Source: Collection of Brett Payne Artist: The London Stereoscopic Company, of 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type Ia - Crown & belt. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1861-1862 Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified girl, probably aged c.11-14 years, full length standing, hand-coloured portrait with chair.

ID #: londonstereo04 Source: Collection of Brett Payne Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 54 Cheapside & 110 Regent Street Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite (Mount 62.5 x 100.5 mm; Photo 59 x 89.5 mm) Card Type: Type Ib - Crown & belt. Card Thickness: 420� Date: Undated, probably taken c.1862-1863 Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Hand tinted: pink flesh tones & lips, gold neck brooch & necklace/chatelaine. Subject: Unidentified woman, probably in her mid- to late 30s or early to mid-40s, full length standing portrait with handkerchief and chair.

ID #: londonstereo39 Source: Collection of David Simkin Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type Ic - Crown & belt. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1862-1863 Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Inscribed, "With ??m's love" on the reverse. Subject: Unidentified man, probably in his 40s, full length standing portrait with cane, top hat and chair.

ID #: londonstereo05 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 54 Cheapside & 110 Regent Street Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IIa - Crown & ornate scrollwork. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1862-1863 Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Inscribed "A V Le Jeune" in pencil on the reverse. Subject: Unidentified man, probably in his 40s or early 50s, full length standing portrait with gloves, top hat, cane and chair.

ID #: londonstereo40 Source: Collection of David Simkin Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. 31945 Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IIb - Crown & ornate scrollwork. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1862-1863 Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified man, probably in his late 30s or 40s, full length seated portrait with top hat.

ID #: londonstereo41 Source: Collection of David Simkin Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. 31945 Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IIc - Crown & ornate scrollwork. Card Thickness: 11919 Date: Undated, probably taken c.1862-1863 Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified woman, probably in her 30s or early 40s, full length standing portrait with book and table.

ID #: londonstereo02 Source: - Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 54 Cheapside & 110 & 108 Regent Street Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IId - Crown & ornate scrollwork. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1864-1868 Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Minnie Warren, Charles & Lavinia Stratton aka Minnie Bump, General & Mrs Tom Thumb, full length standing portrait.

ID #: londonstereo15 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 54 Cheapside & 110 & 108 Regent Street Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IIIa - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals, Copyright on front. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1868-1869. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Inscribed "Baron Magdala" on reverse. Subject: Robert Cornelis Napier, 1st Baron Napier of Magdala (1810-1890), probably in his 50s, head-and-shoulders vignetted portrait.

ID #: londonstereo07 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 54 Cheapside & 110 & 108 Regent Street Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IIIa - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals. Card Thickness: - Date: Dated 1872 Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Inscribed "Miss Winning / Mr [blank] / Cheltenham / 1872 on the reverse of the card mount. Inscribed "Mr & Mrs Stockwell" on album page. Subject: Young couple, probably in their 20s, full length seated/standing portrait with side table, flower basket, top hat and chair. Possibly Mrs Stockwell n�e Winning and Mr Stockwell.

ID #: londonstereo10 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IIIb - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1872-1873. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified man, probably in his 30s, full length standing portrait with top hat, tall side table, cane and divan chair.

ID #: londonstereo42 Source: Collection of David Simkin Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 54 Cheapside & 110 & 108 Regent Street Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IIIc - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals, with extra text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1872-1875. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified boy, full length standing portrait with cane, bowler hat, side table, statuary and chair.

ID #: londonstereo06 Source: Collection of Michael Hargreave Mawson Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IIId - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals, with extra text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1872-1875. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified officer of the 50th Regiment, probably in his 30s, full length standing portrait in Levee dress uniform with sword, helmet, New Zealand medal and tall side table.

ID #: londonstereo11 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IIId - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals, with extra text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1873-1875. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified young woman, probably in her early to mid-20s, full length standing portrait with hat, side table and chair.

ID #: londonstereo12 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IIId - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 4 medals, with extra text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, probably taken c.1873-1875. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Inscribed "L C Thornton on the reverse in black ink. Subject: Young man, identified on the reverse as L.C. Thornton, probably in his early to mid-20s, three-quarter length seated portrait.

ID #: londonstereo17 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IVa - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 5 medals, with extra text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1873-1875. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified young woman, probably in her mid-20s, three-quarter length seated portrait.

ID #: londonstereo20 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IVb - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 5 medals, with extra text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but ptobably taken c.1874-1876. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified young man, probably in his late teens or early to mid-20s, three-quarter length seated portrait.

ID #: londonstereo43 Source: Reproduced with the permission of David Simkin Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IVb - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 5 medals, with extra text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but ptobably taken c.1874-1876. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Subject: Unidentified young man, probably in his early to mid-20s, three-quarter length seated portrait.

ID #: londonstereo19 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IVc - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 5 medals, with extra text. Card Thickness: - Date: Dated 27 Sep 1877. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Inscribed "Emma Best / 27th. Septr. 1877" in pencil on the reverse. Subject: Emma Best, probably in her early 20s, head-and-shoulders vignetted portrait.

ID #: londonstereo14 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IVc - Arched frame, crown, PoW feathers & 5 medals, with extra text. Card Thickness: - Date: Dated 1880. Notes: Thin card. Square corners. Inscribed "Leslie Shorebridge 1880 [?] on the front of the mount. Subject: Woman possibly identified as Leslie Shorebridge [?], probably in her late 20s, head-and-shoulders cameo portrait with ostrich feather hat.

ID #: londonstereo23 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110, 108 & 106 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type Va - Crown, PoW feathers & 14 lines text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1880-1884 Notes: Rounded corners. Subject: Unidentified young woman, probably in her early to mid-20s, head-and-shoulders cameo portrait.

ID #: londonstereo25 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110, 108 & 106 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type Vb - Crown, PoW feathers & 14 lines text, Dark green glossy surface on front & gold text "Franz Heinrich Lotel". Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1880-1884 Notes: Rounded corners. Subject: Unidentified woman, probably in her late 20s or early 30s, head-and-shoulders vignetted portrait.

ID #: londonstereo44 Source: Collection of David Simkin Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110, 108 & 106 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type Va - Crown, PoW feathers & 14 lines text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1880-1884 Notes: Rounded corners. Subject: Unidentified couple, probably in their 30s, full length standing/seated portrait in rusticated setting.

ID #: londonstereo26 Source: Collection of Brett Payne Artist: The London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company, of 110, 108 & 106 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite (Mount 63.5 x 105 mm; Photo 59 x 94.5 mm) Card Type: Type Va - Crown, PoW feathers & 14 lines text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1880-1884 Notes: Rounded corners. Subject: Unidentified woman, probably in her 60s, half-length seated portrait.

ID #: londonstereo27 Source: Collection of Brett Payne Artist: London Stereoscopic Company, of 110, 108 & 106 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite (Mount 63.5 x 100.5 mm but trimmed at top and base; Photo 60 x 90.5 mm; Cameo frame 54 x 74.5 mm) Card Type: Type Vc - Crown, PoW feathers & 14 lines text. Card Thickness: 530� Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1880-1884 Notes: Rounded corners. Subject: Unidentified man, probably in his 20s, head-and-shoulders vignetted portrait.

ID #: londonstereo28 Source: Collection of Brett Payne Artist: London Stereoscopic Company, of 110, 108 & 106 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. 490� Size: Carte de visite (Mount 63.5 x 100.5 mm but trimmed at top and base; Photo 60 x 90.5 mm; Cameo frame 54 x 74.5 mm) Card Type: Type Vc - Crown, PoW feathers & 14 lines text. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1880-1884 Notes: Rounded corners. Subject: Unidentified woman, probably in her 20s, head-and-shoulders vignetted portrait.

ID #: londonstereo29 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: London Stereoscopic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type VIa - Crown, diagonal name & lines of text. Card Thickness: - Date: Dated March 1885 Notes: Rounded corners. Inscribed "March - 1885 / Mary Plowden" in purple pencil on reverse. Subject: Mary Plowden, probably in her mid- to late teens, three-quarter length seated portrait with album.

ID #: londonstereo30 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: London Stereoscopic Company, of 54 Cheapside & 110 & 108 Regent Street Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type VIb - Crown, diagonal name & lines of text. Card Thickness: - Date: Dated June 1888 Notes: Rounded corners. Inscribed "N. Shorto June 88" in black pen on reverse. Subject: N. Shorto, a man probably in his 30s or early 40s, half-length seated portrait.

ID #: londonstereo31 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: London Stereoscopic Company, of 54 Cheapside & 110 & 108 Regent Street Negative No. - Size: Cabinet card Card Type: Type VII - Crown, camera/palette motif & diagonal name. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1889-1891 Notes: Rounded corners. Subject: Unidentified young woman, probably in her early to mid-20s, head-and-shoulders vignetted portrait.

ID #: londonstereo34 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: London Stereoscopic Coy., of 54 Cheapside, E.C. & 110 & 108 Regent Street, W. Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type VIII - Diagonal name, crown, medal board & ornate script. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1887-1890 Notes: Rounded corners. Subject: Unidentified young man, probably in his late teens or early 20s, head-and-shoulders cameo portrait.

ID #: londonstereo32 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: London Stereoscopic Company, of 54 Cheapside & 110 & 108 Regent Street Negative No. 299460 Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IXa - Diagonal name, crown, ornate script & ivy. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1887-1890 Notes: Rounded corners. Inscribed "299460 Onslow" on the reverse in pencil. Subject: Two unidentified young women, probably in their mid- to late teens, head-and-shoulders landscape cameo portrait.

ID #: londonstereo36 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: London Stereoscopic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Carte de visite Card Type: Type IXb - Diagonal name, crown, ornate script & ivy. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but possibly originally taken in the 1880s and copied c.1891-1895 Notes: Rounded corners. Subject: Unidentified woman, head-and-shoulders vignetted portrait.

ID #: londonstereo35 Source: Reproduced with the permission of Roger Vaughan Artist: London Stereoscopic Company, of 110 & 108 Regent Street & 54 Cheapside Negative No. - Size: Cabinet card Card Type: Type IXb - Diagonal name, crown, ornate script & ivy. Card Thickness: - Date: Undated, but probably taken c.1895-1898 Notes: Rounded corners. Subject: Unidentified woman, probably in her 20s, head-and-shoulders vignetted portrait.

Historical Directories from the University of Leicester
Indexed 1841- 1901 Census Images from Ancestry.com
Partial Transcript of the GRO Index from FreeBMD
photoLondon - The Database of 19th Century Photographers and Allied Trades in London: 1841-1901

Many thanks to Roger Vaughan for kind contributions of images from his extensive personal collection. Please contact Roger if you wish to reproduce any of his images. Higher resolution versions are available from him upon request. I also appreciate contributions of images from Michael Hargreave-Mawson and David Simkin.