Title

The west front of Somerset House, Lancaster Place, London. Artist: Unknown

Caption

The west front of Somerset House, Lancaster Place, London. A line of horse and carts pass in front of it. The building was built to the designs of Sir William Chambers, and was intended to house public offices, the Navy Board, the Royal Academy of Arts, the Royal Society, and the Society of Antiquaries. The foundations were laid in 1776, and completed by 1780.
Museum of London

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Museum of London

Reference

HRM19A84_071

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

54,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 17,2in x 12,2in / 5147 x 3666 (300dpi)

Keywords

transport transportation road London England female women woman people male man men street guy lane avenue war Westminster location lady concept Navy B&W MONOCHROME warfare road Transport naval warfare black & white black and white B W City of Westminster Museum of London horse and cart horse-drawn vehicle Lancaster Place Navy Board Royal Academy of Arts Royal Society Society of Antiquaries Somerset House TGN photograph Unknown William William Chambers Chambers Sir William Chambers William Chambers photograph