Antique Architectural Elevation of Sandon Hall, Staffordshire in England, c.1770

Antique print titled 'Principal Front of Sandon'. Architectural elevation of Sandon Hall, Staffordshire. This print originates from 'Vitruvius...

Antique print titled 'Principal Front of Hagley'. Main facade of Hagley Hall, Worcestershire. Hagley Hall is a Grade I listed 18th-century house in Hagley, Worcestershire, the ho...

Antique print titled 'The Elevation of Cobham Hall in Kent (..)'. Elevation of the entrance facade of Cobham Hall, Kent. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britannicus' by Colen...

Antique print titled 'Principal Front of Kirby Hall'. Kirby Hall is an Elizabethan country house, located near Gretton, Northamptonshire, England. The nearest main town is Corby. One of the great Elizabethan houses of England, Kirby Hall was built for Sir Humphrey Stafford of Blatherwick, beginning in 1570. In 1575 the property was purchased by Sir Christopher Hatton of Holdenby,[1] Lord Chancellor to Queen Elizabeth I. It is a leading and early example of the Elizabethan prodigy house. Construction on the building began in 1570, based on the designs in French architectural pattern books and expanded in the Classical style over the course of the following decades. The house is now in a semi-ruined state with many parts roof-less although the Great Hall and state rooms remain intact. The gardens, with their elaborate "cutwork" design, complete with statues and urns, have been recently restored. Anne of Denmark stayed at Kirby on 9 August 1605 while King James stayed at Rockingham Castle. King James stayed for three days in August 1616. During a royal progress Esmé Stewart, 3rd Duke of Lennox died at Kirby of the "spotted ague" on 30 July 1624. The building and gardens are owned by the Earl of Winchilsea and are managed by English Heritage. Kirby Hall has been used as a filming location in many productions. These include the following; an episode (6. Protest and Communication) of Kenneth Clark...

Description: Antique print titled 'North Front of Foremark (..)'. Old engraving of Foremarke Hall, a Georgian-Palladian country house and manor house. This print originates from ...

Antique print titled 'North Front of Foremark (..)'. Old engraving of Foremarke Hall, a Georgian-Palladian country house and manor house. This print originates from 'Vitruvius Britannicus...

Great map of Staffordshire Original colour By J & C Walker Published by Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown & Co. 1851 Unframed.

This is the 1889 William H. Overend (1851-1898) and Lionel Smythe (1839-1918) first edition, photogravure of the Calcutta Cup – a Rugby match between Scotland and England, that has been played over 100 times, the first match...

ST/520 - Old rare Italian map of England, dated 1826-1827 - by Girolamo Tasso, editor in Venise, for the atlas of M.r Le-Sage.

After Vander Smissen 'Mrs Sarah Porter, Queen of the Touters at Tunbridge Wells', a mezzotint, engraved by William Pether circa 1770, glazed in ebonised, ...

An early hand-colored map of Britain's Hampshire county, published in the 1607 edition of William Camden's great historical description of the British Isles, "Britannia". This map was drawn by cartographer John Norden (c. 1547-1625) and engraved by William Hole (active 1607-1624) and William Kip...

This is a hand-colored double page copperplate map of Great Britain entitled "Nieuwe Kaart van de Eilanden van Groot Brittannien Behelzende de Kon...