A print from a disbound book of England & Wales published 1900. Blank on the reverse, this has been trimmed from the original page size to fit boarded envelope, scan shows the trimmed page being sold.
Suitable for framing, the average page size is approx 10.75" x 8.25" or 27.5cm x 21cm, including text and border.
Average image size approx 8.75" x 6.5" or 22.5cm x 16.5cm
This is an antique print not a modern copy or reproduction and can show signs of age or previous use commensurate with the age of the print, please view the scans as they form part of the description.
1900 is the printing date, the original date of creation can be earlier.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a boarded envelope for maximum protection.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
ST. MARY'S CHANTRY, WAKEFIELD.
Wakefield is an old town, mentioned in Domesday Book, and though long passed by as a manufacturing place, is prominent as an agricultural centre, is the shire town of the West Riding, and since 1888 has been the seat of a bishopric. The beautiful cathedral church of All Saints was restored at a cost of £30,000, its spire reaching to a height of 247 feet. The Chantry we take as our illustration is peculiar for its situation on the bridge, most chantries being attached to churches or cathedrals. It was first built by Sir Robert Knollys, but refounded by Edward IV. for continual prayer on behalf of his father, slain at the Battle of Wakefield in 1460. In 1847 it was restored by subscription, but the outer stonework is again decaying.