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*9 March 1847: Move to 502 New Oxford-Street

. . . . .*9a – 502 New Oxford Street move advertisement:
20 March 1847, “Morning Post”


. . . . .*9b - plan for the New Oxford Street extension 1844:


. . . . .*9c – Photos; Sketch, photos of 502 New Oxford Street: Comment: The size of this building alone shows that Reilly was engaged in large scale manufacturing.
. . . . . . . . . .From Dec 1847 Label:


. . . . . . . . . .1860 Map


. . . . . . . . . .1890 detailed London plat showing lots:


. . . . . . . . . .1882 London Postal Directory showing Reilly was on the north side of New Oxford Street, 7th house down:


. . . . . . . . . .From Google Earth in present day: The entire block was rebuilt apparently in the 1980's...Reilly building would have been still standing when Donald Dallas walked past it on his way to London School of Economics.


. . . . .*9d Reilly’s 315 Oxford Street (post 1858) and Purdey’s 314 ½ Oxford Street from an 1883 photo:


. . . . . . . . . .From Google Earth the modern juxtaposition of the buildings for Reilly at 315 (277) Oxford Street and Purdey at 314 ½ (287, 289) Oxford Street:


The buildings are not the same – they are less tall for sure. (Reily's son fell from the top floor of 277 and died in 1895). But observe the footprint for Purdey. That building for 60 years was where Purdey built his guns, sold and fitted his guns, and was the administration headquarters.

. . . . .*9e 22 Cockspur Street, where Lang was located from 1851-1874 and where the British center-break pin-fire was born. That was a factory - the well known shooting gallery was apparently a block away.


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