View of 309-317 Borough High Street, Southwark (this part of Borough High Steet was formerly Blackman Street). Number 309 (formerly 43 Blackman Street and in 1842 occupied by Joseph Brand, brushmaker) is a three-storey building with a sign above the shop front for JOEL & PENMAN, BAGS UMBRELLAS AND FANCY GOODS. It advertises on a first-floor sign PORTMANTEAU & TRUNK STORES, UMBRELLA WAREHOUSE. Three trunks above the shop front have advertisements for OVERLAND TRUNKS, DRESS BASKETS, BEST STEEL. Baskets and trunks are stacked by the door, and four large gas lamps hang above the shop front. Numbers 311-315 are three-storey buildings with pitched roofs and attics. Number 311 (44 Blackman Street) was the Kings Arms public house. In 1842 the landlord was Thomas Cann who lived there with his wife Margaret and four daughters. Number 313 (45 Blackman Street) has numerous posters TO BE LET by Field and Sons Auctioneers and Estate Agents. Also posters with pointers inside the shop read HOW IS IT DONE? A MARVEL LOOK? DON'T TRUST OUR WORD LOOK FOR YOURSELF. In 1842 this had been the Lion Coffee Rooms, owned by Charles Poole, who lived there with his wife Sarah and two daughters. In 1886 it was Lewis Costumiers. Number 315 (46 Blackman Street) was occupied in 1842 by J. C. Cockerell and Clarke, Upholsters. William Clarke lived above the shop with his wife Hannah, and in 1886 it was a hat shop. A sign on the first floor: THE AMERICAN PHOTO Co., and on the wall by the door a painted sign reads 'SEVEN PHOTOGRAPHS FOR ... ' (the cost is obscured by a man and a boy standing by the doorway). Another shop sign advertises H.BROOKS and CO, Confectionary Refreshments. On the windows are advertisements for Cadbury's and Rowntree's Chocolates, and chocolate and sweets are displayed in the window. Two men and a boy are standing in front of the shop looking at the camera. Three large gas lamps hang over the front of the shop one with a sign for ICES. Number 317 is a four-storey building (47 Blackman Street in 1842 was occupied by G. W. Cockerell and Son, Auctioneers). Above the shop front is a sign for: J SHUTTLEWORTH, THE LEADING CATERER. Painted signs on the window advertise: TEA COFFEE and COCOA 1d a pint, ½d half pint, PINT OF TEA, TWO SLICES and PLATE OF COLD MEAT 4d, ROAST BEEF OR MUTTON TWO VEG 4d. On the wall of the upper floors are painted signs for a WORKING MANS HOTEL. A large gas lamp hangs from the first floor with a sign: TRY OUR 4d DINNERS, DINING ROOM UPSTAIRS. In the street is a horse and cart with a man holding the horses reins and looking at the camera. The cart is from PITTVILLE MINERAL WATERS STOCKWELL RD SW, and crates are stacked on the cart. A man with a moustache and wearing a bowler hat is leaning on a handcart. Three boys are standing by a Hurdy Gurdy Barrel Organ. This site is now modern offices.