The London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company was founded in 1854 by George Swan Nottage and Howard John Kennard. Known initially as the London Stereoscope Company, in 1856 it changed its name to the London Stereoscopic Company, then in May 1859, became the London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company. For most purposes, however, it was (and still is) referred to as the London Stereoscopic Company (LSC). The firm appears to have been based originally at 313

Oxford Street Oxford Street is a major road in the City of Westminster in the West End of London, running from Tottenham Court Road to Marble Arch via Oxford Circus. It is Europe's busiest shopping street, with around half a million daily visitors, and as ...

, with an agent, William Williams, at 29 Moorgate Street. It soon opened its own branch in the

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at 54

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, which is first recorded in 1856. The Oxford Street store relocated to 108–110

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in 1866–1867. The London Stereoscopic Company was dissolved in 1922, although a business bearing the same name was established in 2005, championned by rock guitarist

Brian May Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen (band), Queen. May was a co-founder of Queen with lead singer Fredd ...

Photographers

Its principal photographer was

William England William England (died 1896) was a successful Victorian photographer specialising in stereoscopic photographs. Life Sources disagree on his date of birth, with dates from 1816 to 1830 quoted by different authors. In the 1840s England ran a London ...

and also featured

Thomas Richard Williams Thomas Richard Williams (5 May 1824 – 5 April 1871) was a British professional photographer and one of the pioneers of stereoscopy. Williams's first business was in London around 1850. He is known for his celebrated stereographic daguerreotypes ...

. Edward Pocock 1843–1905. Edward Pocock 'an artist about to travel for the same Company to take photographs and (make) sketches of places of interest for publication in England. Date lacking but witnessed by Sir Thomas White, Lord Mayor of London. Prints from

Robert Howlett Robert Howlett (3 July 1831 – 2 December 1858) was a pioneering British photographer whose pictures are widely exhibited in major galleries. Howlett produced portraits of Crimean War heroes, genre scenes and landscapes. His photographs include ...

's photographs were published after his death in 1859.Answers, Profile of Robert Howlett
/ref> American Fall, Niagara, from Goat Island. Winter Scene, from Robert N. Dennis collection of stereoscopic views 2.png, Niagara Falls (c.1858) John Stuart Mill by London Stereoscopic Company, c1870.jpg,

John Stuart Mill John Stuart Mill (20 May 1806 – 7 May 1873) was an English philosopher, political economist, Member of Parliament (MP) and civil servant. One of the most influential thinkers in the history of classical liberalism, he contributed widely to ...

(c.1870) Annie Besant - portrait.jpg,

Annie Besant Annie Besant ( Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist, freemason, women's rights activist, educationist, writer, orator, political party member and philanthropist. Regarded as a champion of human f ...

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Laurence Doherty Hugh Laurence "Laurie" Doherty (8 October 1875 – 21 August 1919) was a British tennis player and the younger brother of tennis player Reginald Doherty. He was a six-time Grand Slam champion and a double Olympic Gold medalist at the 1900 Sum ...

(1900)

Notes

References

External links

London Stereoscopic Company revival websiteLondon Stereoscopic Company collection at the National Portrait Gallery

London Stereoscopic and Photographic Company collection at the Royal Academy

LSC at Getty Images
Photography companies of England Defunct companies based in London Stereoscopy Mass media companies established in the 1850s British companies established in 1854 1854 establishments in England 1922 disestablishments in England Defunct photography companies British companies disestablished in 1922 {{UK-company-stub