Title

The Roman Catholic Cathedral at Westminster, London, 1911. Artist: Photochrom Co Ltd of London.

Caption

The Roman Catholic Cathedral at Westminster, London, 1911. Tothill Fields Bridewell (also known as Tothill Fields Prison and Westminster Bridewell) was a prison located in the Westminster between 1618 and 1884. Tothill Fields later became the Westminster House of Correction. The site was purchased by the Archdiocese of Westminster in 1885. Designed by John Francis Bentley (1839- 1902), work began on the cathedral in 1895 and it opened in 1903. Westminster Cathedral is the largest Catholic Church in England and Wales and the seat of the Archbishop of Westminster. From London - North of the Thames, by Sir Walter Besant. [Adam & Charles Black, London, 1911]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1911

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C76_027

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

190,0Mb (11,7Mb) / 23,2in x 31,8in / 6956 x 9545 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior building buildings London England religious architecture country tower religion British cathedral English church Christian Christianity Westminster location Catholic Catholicism Victorian century Roman Catholic Britain outside B&W MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W Roman Catholicism 1900s 1910s 20th century nineteenth century City of Westminster The Print Collector TGN Westminster Cathedral photograph Walter Sir Walter John Francis Bentley Bentley John Francis Photochrom Co Ltd of London London Photochrom Co Ltd of Sir Walter Besant Besant Walter Besant Photochrom Co Ltd Kent John Francis Bentley Sir Walter Besant photograph