From 1841 to 1855 Regent Street appears to have been the go to destination for many of the early Victorian photographers.
Richard Beard opened what appears to have been the 1st professional photography studio at the Polytechnic in 1841. Kilburn's studio was at 234 Regent Street from 1845-1855. John Barrett born 1816 had at this time a studio at 222 Regent Street .Barrett was an early Beard licensee. I believe it is very likely that this was the Barrett referred to in my blog W E Kilburn - The Soldier and the Lady on the Parterre and to who Simon Yorke of Erddig paid £6-12-00 for daguerreotypes in 1852
In my blog it can be seen that the daguerreotypes were in the well known double royal warrant leather cases of Kilburn but they were paid for to Barrett. It is not clear to me at the moment as to who would have taken the outdoor daguerreotypes at Erddig, Barrett, Kilburn himself or someone else
I would be interested in any information on the working relationship between Kilburn and John Barrett
For reference the original blog was posted on 18July 2020 with notes added by the author on 11th May, 1st October and 30th November2021
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