Londonderry and Edinburgh Photographers

Ayton's Studio
Shipway Place, Londonderry

Ayton's Studio

Shipquay Place, Londonderry

Thank you to Ian Bartlett for allowing me to reproduce the photograph above.

Ian writes:

"Ayton was operating from Shipquay Place, Londonderry, by 1884.

The studio building still exists and is used as offices. A local developer has bought the site and the buildings will become a hotel & restaurant. The exterior will be retained and the glass loft that was his studio will be restored."

Here is an early view of the studio:

Around 1890

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1930s

Here is another photograph, also taken in the 1930s, showing the former studio in Shipquay Place.

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Early- 1900s

Here is a Valentine postcard from the early 1900s, showing the same building while it was still Ayton's studio. The Ayton name appears prominently on the front of the building:

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Here is an advert for the studio taken from a 1901 directory:

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