Alton Towers.
From Nature and on Stone by S. Rayner, Derby.
Published by R. Moseley. [n.d., c.1830.]
Rare proof lithograph. Sheet: 230 x 280mm (9 x 11").
A view of Alton Towers, the former Staffordshire seat of the Earl of Shrewsbury. Charles Talbot started redeveloping his hunting lodge as a gothic style stately home and over the next twenty years or so the building was developed and eventually renamed Alton Towers. In 1839 the grounds and house were opened to the public at certain times of the year.
[Ref: 47375] £130.00
Published by R. Moseley. [n.d., c.1830.]
Rare proof lithograph. Sheet: 230 x 280mm (9 x 11").
A view of Alton Towers, the former Staffordshire seat of the Earl of Shrewsbury. Charles Talbot started redeveloping his hunting lodge as a gothic style stately home and over the next twenty years or so the building was developed and eventually renamed Alton Towers. In 1839 the grounds and house were opened to the public at certain times of the year.
[Ref: 47375] £130.00