Caption

Widcombe Church and Widcombe House, Bath, View of Widcombe Church and Widcombe House in Bath, page, photomechanical print, photographer: Foote, cliché maker: Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company (possibly), c. 1871 - in or before 1876, paper, Woodburytype, height 67 mm x width 136 mm, Print opposite title page, behind semi-transparent cover., church (exterior), civic architecture, edifices, dwellings, A wide sepia-toned photograph of a stately building and adjacent tower set behind a low stone balustrade, with a gravel drive and trimmed lawns in the foreground; the main building has classical architectural details including tall columns, ornate pediments, balcony elements, and multiple sash windows partially covered by climbing plants, while the tower beside it is rectangular with crenellated top and arched windows and is heavily clad in ivy; there are stone steps, decorative urns, sculpted stonework along the balustrade, dense trees and shrubbery rising behind and around the structures, and a lighter sky above.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B04_270

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34.8Mb (6.9Mb) / 16.0in x 8.5in / 4803 x 2535 (300dpi)

Keywords

Widcombe Church Widcombe House Bath View page photomechanical print photographer Foote cliché maker Woodbury Permanent Photographic Printing Company c 1871 - 1876 paper Woodburytype height 67 mm x width 136 mm Print opposite title page semi-transparent cover church exterior civic architecture edifices dwellings wide sepia-toned photograph stately building adjacent tower set low stone balustrade gravel drive trimmed lawns foreground main building classical architectural details tall columns ornate pediments balcony elements multiple sash windows partially covered climbing plants tower beside rectangular crenellated top arched windows heavily clad ivy stone steps decorative urns sculpted stonework balustrade dense trees shrubbery rising structures lighter sky