The west elevation of Rolls House seen before its demolition

Date:: 1892 - 1896

Location:: Rolls House, Chancery Lane, City And County Of The City Of London, Greater London Authority, Ec4a

Reference:: BL/P616

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

Rolls House was built in 1717-1724 and was used as the official residence of the Master of the Rolls, a law court and repository of the Chancery records. The house was demolished in 1896 and the extension to the Public Record Office built on the site.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/14 Series Of Negatives And Prints By Bedford Lemere And Company, Commissioned By The London Board Of Works; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

Keywords

Georgian Law Court, Georgian House