A detail view of a sculpted fireplace surround in the kitchen of the late eighteenth century Chestnut House on Old Ford Road in Bow

Date:: circa 1890

Location:: Chestnut House, Old Ford Road, Bow, Tower Hamlets, Greater London Authority

Reference:: OP18671

Type:: Photograph (Positive)

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Description

The precise location of Chestnut House cannot currently be confirmed. There is some speculation that the fireplace pictured was taken from the Old Palace of Bromley, as the sculpture seems to date from the period when the Palace was remodelled.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/81 Early Photographic Print Collection: Tower Hamlets; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: London Survey Committee

Keywords

Fireplace