Caption

Cark Hall, View of a country house in Cark, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Alex Rivington, Cark, London, c. 1870 - c. 1880, paper, heliotype, height 114 mm x width 180 mm, rural housing, eg country-house, villa, cottage, Cumbria, A sepia-toned photograph of an old multi-story building with textured exterior walls and steeply pitched roofs, featuring dormer windows and tall chimneys; ivy and climbing plants cover portions of the facade and surround a central ornate arched doorway with decorative stonework, while rectangular windows of varying sizes punctuate the walls; in front of the building a garden area with rows of low plants, trellises, and a small wooden gate is visible, and dense foliage frames the right side of the scene.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_055

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Rights managed

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54.6Mb (5.8Mb) / 17.3in x 12.3in / 5191 x 3676 (300dpi)

Keywords

Cark Hall View country house Cark page photomechanical print photographer Alex Rivington London c 1870 - c 1880 paper heliotype height 114 mm x width 180 mm rural housing eg country-house villa cottage Cumbria sepia-toned photograph old multi-story building textured exterior walls steeply pitched roofs featuring dormer windows tall chimneys ivy climbing plants cover portions facade surround central ornate arched doorway decorative stonework rectangular windows varying sizes punctuate walls front building garden area rows low plants trellises small wooden gate visible dense foliage frames right side scene