Elliott & Fry

RA Collection: People and Organisations

Elliott & Fry was a Victorian photography studio founded in 1863 by Joseph John Elliott (1835-1903) and Clarence Edmund Fry (1840-1897). For a century the firm's core business was taking and publishing photographs of the Victorian public and social, artistic, scientific and political luminaries. In the 1880s, the company operated three studios and four large storage facilities for negatives, with a printing works at Barnet. From 1894 until beyond the end of the First World War, the studio at 7 Gloucester Terrace, South Kensington went under the name of C. E. Fry & Son.

According to Prichard, the address 55 Baker Street, Portman Square W. was in operation from 1865-1886, this was followed by 55 & 56 Baker St, Portman Sq. W. from 1887-1908 as well as 7 Gloucester Terrace, Onslow Gdns from 1887 - 1893. Printing was carried out at a separate address in Barnet (1886-1888).