▁Anth id ium ▁long isp in um ▁Schwar z , ▁ 1 9 2 7 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Im ages ▁ ▁b anning ense ▁Category : In sect s ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 <0x0A> </s> ▁Ward ▁Lock ▁& ▁Co ▁was ▁a ▁publishing ▁house ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁that ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁partners hip ▁and ▁developed ▁until ▁it ▁was ▁eventually ▁absor bed ▁into ▁the ▁publishing ▁combine ▁of ▁Or ion ▁Publishing ▁Group . ▁ ▁History ▁Eb ene zer ▁Ward ▁and ▁George ▁Lock ▁starting ▁a ▁publishing ▁concern ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁which ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁" W ard ▁and ▁Lock ". ▁ ▁Based ▁originally ▁in ▁Fle et ▁Street , ▁London ▁it ▁out g rew ▁its ▁offices ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁moved ▁completely ▁to ▁Sal is bury ▁Square , ▁London . ▁ ▁The ▁firm ' s ▁first ▁office ▁was ▁at ▁ 1 5 8 ▁Fle et ▁Street . ▁Fle et ▁Street ▁had ▁an ▁inv iting ▁architecture ▁and ▁atmosphere . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁l ively ▁part ▁of ▁Cov ent ▁Garden , ▁full ▁of ▁business es ▁and ▁people , ▁coffee ▁houses , ▁ta ver ns , ▁and ▁soup ▁k itch ens . ▁It ▁appe aled ▁to ▁“ publish ers , ▁printer s , ▁authors ▁and ▁tr ades men ▁who ▁occupied ▁its ▁houses ▁and ▁frequ ented ▁its ▁ta ver ns .” ▁And ▁it ▁was ▁always ▁b ust ling ▁with ▁“ in numerable ▁tr ades , ▁tr ades men ▁and ▁customers , ▁coach es , ▁w ag ons ▁play h ouses