St Alban Parish, Holborn, London.

[benny1982]

Hi

Evelyn Buildings where my ancestors lived from 1882 to 1889 was surveyed by health boards and in 1885 about 50 of its inhabitants contracted preventable illnesses.

Ben

[bluestockingdaisy]

Hi mouseuk

There is a photo of the factory on my Facebook group. I think it has the name displayed. I think it was Harrison or something along Portpool Lane.

Ben

Hello Ben, I can't find this picture on your facebook and it's quite important to me. Could you direct me if possible?
Thank you, Barbara

[mouseuk]

Ben
I could not find it either. I think i saw the photo some tiime ago but could not find the name on it.

Debbie

[bluestockingdaisy]

Hello Debbie, I found it, you need to zoom in, I can send you the picture if you give me your email. I am angel@tesco.net.
Best wishes

[benny1982]

Hi

There is also a photo taken in 1906 of the side of the factory I think and the huge 4 to 5 storey tenement buildings along Portpool Lane.

I was watching a Jack The Ripper documentary recently where they did computer wizardry reconstructions of Whitechapel and it so reminded me of the St Alban Holborn area. Evelyn Buildings where my rellies lived was a tenement address. As said the building still stands today.

Ben

[mouseuk]

Thanks Ben. We have the photo now.
Yes i saw the Jack the Ripper programme - well one of them- and it was done very well.
regards

Debbie

[benny1982]

Hi Barbara

You say the photo of the printers was quite important you you. In what way may I ask?

I really love this area of London as my ancestors lived a very interesting part of their lives here from 1878 to 1889. And one of them died in Evelyn Buildings in November 1886.

Ben

[bluestockingdaisy]

Hello Ben, My aunt Ellen Jane Sculley b1896 had an "illegitimate" son Francis HarrisonSculley in 1918 in 6 Thanksgiving Builings, Portpool Lane. Francis was her uncle's name. She was a typist. It seemed feasable that the father may be a Harrison but I can find nothing on the internet about this printing works. It looks like 'Harrison and Jenkins' in your photo.
Apparently unmarried mothers often gave the father's name as a second name
I will probably never know. My cousin changed his name later.
Barbara

[peppie]

Hi

Evelyn Buildings where my ancestors lived from 1882 to 1889 was surveyed by health boards and in 1885 about 50 of its inhabitants contracted preventable illnesses.

Ben

If anyone can get to Camden Archives before the council slashes its budgets.... The health report is very interesting even talking about people keeping cattle in their cellars!

I lived in Portpool Lane in the Early 1990's

[benny1982]

Yes in Brookes Court there was a cow yard. I had a recent trip to London and took some more pics of Evelyn Buildings. Even though it has not been called that since 1892 it will always be Evelyn Buildings in my eyes.

I went to the back and noticed a old looking stairwell at the back. Although there is a security camera at the back and someone might have wondered why I was taking pics as it is a hostel. I took a few pics of the side and 2 of the front. Next time I might take a sneak pic of the stairway then run off. Photos taken because my ancestors lived there from 1882 when it was opened to 1889.