Tylor and Son

Newgate Street, Warwick Lane.

1874 J. Tylor and Sons (pharmaceutical), 2 Newgate street E C and Warwick square E C

1879 "A fire at Messrs. Tylor and Son's works in Newgate-street and Warwick lane destroyed some of the last remains of a building to which considerable interest belongs. The part burned, and now in ruins condemned as unsafe, was formerly the old hall of the old College of Physicians. The college had a history dating for some years before the great fire. After its destruction at that time, Wren built a college upon a portion of the ground belonging to the historic house of the Earl of Warwick. The college was begun in 1674, and opened in 1689, so that though Wren did not receive a very great salary per year as architect on his works, he had several of them on hand at one time, and did not complete any of them in a hurry. The site was chosen as be1ng conveniently near to the old college, but in 1825, the neighbourhood of the college having changed from apple orchards to shambles and narrow streets of small houses, the physicians removed into the more agreeable quarters built for them by Robert Smirke in Trafalgar-square. For a short time after this removal the old premises were occupied by an "equitable loan company," but in 1826 the premises were sold by auction to Messrs. John and Henry Tylor, who also bought some of the small houses adjoining." continued

succeeded by J. Tylor and Sons

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