Cutting showing a photograph of one of the carved wood tympana on the south side of Somerset House's courtyard, with accompanying text

Date:
1913
Location:
Somerset House, Strand, Westminster, City Of Westminster, Greater London Authority, Wc2r
Reference:
OP17819
Type:
Print - Mechanical
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Description

This cutting is from Country Life magazine dated 25th January 1913, p.144. The text comprises a letter to the editor from 'C.G.', relating to eighteenth century wood sculpture. The cutting is stamped 'W H G' (Walter Hindes Godfrey, first director of the National Buildings Record).

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-12 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/58 Early Photographic Print Collection: City Of Westminster; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Contact Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Donor: Godfrey, Walter Hindes

Keywords

Victorian Government Office, Georgian Mansion House