A group portrait of Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet with his wife and six children at Sledmere House

Date:
1917
Location:
Sledmere House, Sledmere, East Riding Of Yorkshire
Reference:
BL24007
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

Sledmere House originally dates from the 18th century, when it was built for Sir Mark Sykes, the 1st Baronet. Sir Mark Sykes, 6th Baronet, shown standing at the back of the group, died two years later in 1919 of the Spanish Flu epidemic. This photograph was taken for Howard & Sons, decorators.

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

Client: Howard And Sons Limited

Photographer: Lemere, Henry Bedford: Bedford Lemere And Company

Keywords

Post Medieval Country House, People Posed