Chapter *32: August 1858: Opening of 315 Oxford-Street - New Label & Chapter *33: The Shooting Gallery at 315 Oxford Street have been changed courtesy of Stephen Nash. Steve noticed this 08 Dec 1855 advertisement in "The Field":

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315a Oxford Street is indeed the Reilly workshop which opened in August 1858 with a "50 yard" shooting gallery. Evidently Reilly with new partners (unknown) bought out Williams Squires and kept the galleries opened. The history has been modified to give Squires credit for creating the shooting galleries.

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Steve got this from the IGC database on William Squires: "In 1854 William Squires opened as a gun maker at 315a Oxford Street. Reportedly, between 1858 and 1860 he moved out of London to Croydon, Surrey, where he set up in business in Church Road, but this is unlikely because he was recorded in the 1861 census living at 6 Great Titchfield Street, Marylebone, with his wife, Katherina E (b.1829 in Rotherhithe) and Sarah A, Edith M (b.1853 in Stepney), Emma A (b.1855 in Marylebone), Mary C (b.1851 in Marylebone) and Amy H (b.1859 in Marylebone). He appears to have closed in 1863."

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Chapter *94: Charles Riggs era, August 1922-1950?: has been greatly changed with a lot more information on Charles Riggs and his activities.

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Last edited by Argo44; 08/26/23 08:05 PM.
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