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Chequers Court, Bucks. Restored.
E.B.Lamb, Arch.t del. E.Bedford, Litho.
Published by John Weale, 59, High Holborn, London, 1846.
Lithograph. Sheet 370 x 255mm (14½ x 10").
A view of Chequers House, Buckinghamshire. The house, originally built in the mid-16th century, was Gothicised in the early 19th century before being restored to its Elizabethan appearance between 1892 and 1901. Chequers House has served as the country home for the serving Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, since 1921. The estate was given to the nation by Arthur Lee, 1st Viscount Lee of Fareham, by a Deed of Settlement, given full effect in the Chequers Estate Act 1917.
[Ref: 66524] £140.00
(£168.00 incl.VAT)
Tonbridge Castle, in the County of Kent, the residence of W. Bailey, Esq.
Published by G. Wise, Tonbridge, May 1, 1813.
Aquatint with fine hand colour. 150 x 245mm (6 x 9¾").
A view of the gatehouse of the Norman castle, with the residence built in the 1740s. William Bailey bought the estate in 1813, living there until his death in 1831. Published by George Wise, print publisher and Tunbridge Ware Manufacturer.
[Ref: 66431] £130.00
(£156.00 incl.VAT)
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