A detail view of the dome and cupola atop the elaborate Italian Baroque church of Brompton Oratory

Date:
30 May 1896 - 11 Jun 1896
Location:
The Oratory, Brompton Road, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London Authority, Sw7
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Brompton Oratory, Brompton Road, Kensington And Chelsea, Greater London Authority, Sw7
Reference:
BL13620A
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The Oratory was built in 1884 to the designs of architect Herbert Gribble. This photograph was commissioned by Dent & Hellyer, a company who manufactured cast lead plumbing components, and it is possible that they repaired or replaced some of the lead covering of the dome.

Content

This is part of the Series: HBL01/01 Series Of Photographic Negatives And Prints; within the Collection: HBL01 The Bedford Lemere Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Architect: Gribble, Herbert

Photographer: Boucher, Adolphe Augustus: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Neo Baroque, Dome, Cupola, Victorian Church