The Francis Frith Collection – St Albans
Francis Frith was a Victorian photographer who founded a photographic views company around 1860. Over the next 110 years the company amassed a collection of photographic views across Great Britain that is a national treasure.
Below is a selection of views of St Albans. Most of these date back to the 1950s and 1960s. Copies of the pictures shown (and others in the collection) can be ordered directly from The Francis Frith Collection website. Simply click on any of the pictures to visit this site.
The Abbey. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70455
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
The Abbey – South West aspect. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70456
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
The Abbey from the Lake. Taken around 1960. Ref: S2090
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Old Monastery Gateway. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70470
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
The Abbey Gateway. Taken around 1955. Ref: S2069
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Clock Tower and Market Cross. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70477
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Cathedral and Sopwell Nunnery ruins. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70482
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
St Peter's Street. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70472
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Another view of St Peter's Street. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70471
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Town Hall and Market Place. Taken around 1959. Ref: S2161a
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Market Place. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70475
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Another view of St Peter's Street. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70473
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Holywell Hill. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70479
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Another view of Holywell Hill. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70479A
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Third view of Holywell Hill. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70480
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Market Place. Taken around 1950. Ref: S2075
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
High Street. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70476
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
St Peter's Church and War Memorial. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70474
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
French Row. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70478
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
French Row. Taken around 1955. Ref: S2025
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Chequer Street. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70481
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
The Roman Wall, Verulamium. Taken around 1955. Ref: S2043
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
The Roman Theatre at Verulamium. Taken around 1955. Ref: S2045
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
The Roman Theatre at Verulamium. Taken around 1959. Ref: S2159
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Ye Old Fighting Cocks pub. Taken in 1921. Ref: 70484
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
Ye Old Fighting Cocks pub. Taken around 1960. Ref: S2123
Reproduced courtesy of Francis Frith.
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