On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "Colney House, Hertfordshire.", at Shenley near St. Albans.
A view of Colney house which was later demolished after a fire and became the site for the All Saints Pastoral Centre
DATE PRINTED: 1825, dated on the print.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 13.5 x 10.5 cm, 5.25 x 4.25 inches (small) plus margins
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by Thomas Barber from an original study by John Preston Neale. John Preston Neale (1780–1847) was an English architectural and landscape draughtsman. Much of his work was drawn, although he produced the occasional watercolour or oil painting. His drawings were used on a regular basis by engravers.
PROVENANCE: Published in “Views Of The Seats Of Noblemen And Gentlemen, In England, Wales, Scotland, And Ireland Second Series." Neale, J. P. Published by Sherwood, Jones, and Co. / Thomas Moule, London, 1824/5. The first series commenced in 1819 and was followed by a second series in 1824/6. A final and more common 3rd series was issued in 1829-1831, including many of the earlier views. The images from the 1st and 2nd series tend to be sharper and more desirable.
TYPE: Antique steel plate engraving printed on paper.
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.
CONDITION: Good, suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.
RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.
POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Colney was begun circa 1770 for P.C. Crespigny, but abandoned by him at the death of his wife. The House was completed by Charles Bourchier, governor of Madras, circa 1785. The architect's plans for the House are today in the collection of the Bodleian Library. The house was destroyed by fire c.1880. Cricket in London Colney can certainly trace its formal origins back to Colney House. By the end of the 18th century the mansion was the property of the Earl of Kingston, who is known to have played cricket for Hertfordshire. The first recorded match at Colney House dates to 1858. The house is described as 'a handsome and regular structure with wings and two fronts, the principal of which faces east, and has a semicircular portico at each entrance, surmounted by a half dome. The west front is diversified by a uniform projection on each side the doorway, finished by a balustrade. The chimney-pieces are all of marble, and the offices are connected with the house by an underground passage completely concealed by a plantation of evergreens.' After the fire it was rebuilt and sold to the community known as the All Saints Sisters. The house was pulled down and the foundation stone of the conventual buildings laid 27 September, 1899.
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