James Frederick Long
James Frederick Long (1819-1903)
Clerkenwell born photographer and freemason James Long came to Exeter in about 1860 and moved into 4 Sivell Square with his wife Mary Ann Wankling, who he had married at Shoreditch in 1838, and their five daughters and one son.
From 1861 until 1897 James had a photography studio at 45 High Street, Exeter. This was the narrowest building in the High Street having been built over the entrance to Lamb Alley in the 16th century.
Mary Ann died in 1877 and James moved to 8 Lower Summerlands where he stayed until his death on 7th October 1903.