Frank Tyler update

I contacted Southwark Local History Library to see if they could tell me anything about Frank Tyler & Co Ltd. Here is the response:

"I looked in the London Directory for 1885 and found the company was not listed. They are listed as ‘Clothier, 119 Newington Butts in 1888, and in 1889 as Miscellaneous Dealer at 109 and 119. In the 1890 directory they are listed as ‘Miscellaneous Dealer at 109 Newington Butts. In 1910 they are listed as ‘Furniture Dealer’, 107, 109 and 111, Newington Butts and 14 lower Kennington Lane. They were still there in 1950, and at 14 and 16 Kennington Lane. The last time they were listed was in 1971, at the Newington Butts addresses."

The latest listing in 1971 is coincidentally the year in which the clock tower was demolished.

This website includes a view of Newington Butts in 1860, together with a map showing the viewpoint. Of course this predates the establishment of Frank Tyler & Co. It gives an idea what the area would have looked like, but 107-111 would have been a bit further north. http://www.partleton.co.uk/AnnRebekahGeorge.htm

These people sell prints of old photos. They have a couple of pictures of Newington Butts in 1905 and 1906.
http://www.oldstreetscenes.co.uk/?act=images&cat=78&PHPSESSID=057327974f35e6abe2c0061c8f803d9f

In both cases, I think 107-111 would have been just a bit further up the road on the right, just past the horse and cart in the 1906 picture. But it is possible we can see something of No. 119.

This is about the best picture I have found of the clock tower. It was taken in 1961 http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/cushman/results/detail.do?pnum=P12190