Title

'Bird's Eye View of the Old Charterhouse', (c1872). Creator: Unknown.

Caption

'Bird's Eye View of the Old Charterhouse', (c1872). The Charterhouse is a historic complex of buildings in Smithfield, London, dating back to the 14th century. Founded as a Carthusian priory in 1371, it was variously a mansion house, a school, and an almshouse. From Old and New London, Vol. II: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, and Its Places, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1872

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D50_210

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

56,9Mb (4,9Mb) / 16,7in x 13,2in / 5020 x 3960 (300dpi)

Keywords

exterior outdoors city road building buildings London England agriculture job religious architecture street country religion occupation British English lane orchard avenue Christianity location century architectural Britain profession outside B&W aerial view MONOCHROME publication bird's eye view 19th century black & white black and white B W priory publisher nineteenth century The Print Collector Charterhouse Charterhouse Street Finsbury Islington TGN landscape Old and New London Cassell Unknown Thornbury Cassell & Company Ltd George Walter Thornbury George Walter Petter Galpin & Co Galpin & Company George Walter Thornbury landscape