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| Keywords: 1875ordnancesurvey 16storestreet.svg en The map is based on the large scale Ordnance Survey maps of the city of London published starting in 1871 It has been edited and colorized and the text Music Hall added and the building marked in red The original map shows boundaries clearly but the buildings are unnumbered The location of the hall is shown in http //contueor com/baedeker/london/index htm Baedecker's London and its Environs which shows it set in from the street at the end of the passage Karl Baedeker London and its Environs Handbook for Travelers multiple editions 1877- and agrees with the 1882 Post Office London Directory which lists public houses at number 1 and number 18 corresponding to the buildings on the north side of Store street marked http //www ordnancesurvey co uk/oswebsite/aboutus/reports/misc/abbreviations html p P H on the map and a Postal Telegraph office at the corner with Alfred Place The directory also lists piano manufacturers Schucht Schoenewald at number 14 and Charles Jackson Co at number 13 This corresponds to the position marked in less detailed maps such as http //ids lib harvard edu/ids/view/8982549 buttons y Philip's new plan of London George Philip Son London Liverpool 1873 It also matches the given location of Music Hall Store Street on the Map of London 1868 by Edward Weller F R G S This mapping evidence goes contrary to the account on the owner piano manufacturer Robert Wornum by piano historian C F Colt C F Colt The Early Piano Stainer Bell London 1981 where he stated that the site is occupied by the Building Centre which moved to number 26 on the south side of Store street from 9 Conduit street in 1952 City of London 1 2 500 scale sheet 34 Ordnance Survey 1875 Ordnance Survey; traced edited and colorized by User Mireut 1875 PD-old Old Ordnance Survey map images Music venues in the London Borough of Camden SVG site plans | ||||
