On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "District Church of St Mark, Wray Park, Reigate.", Surrey.     DATE PRINTED: 1861.

SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 24.5 x 18 cm (9.5 x 7.25 inches) plus margins with a blank back (medium).   

ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Unknown

PROVENANCE: A plate published in "The Illustrated London News", 1861.  The Illustrated London News appeared first on Saturday 14 May 1842, as the world's first illustrated weekly news magazine. Founded by Herbert Ingram, it appeared weekly until 1971, then less frequently thereafter, and ceased publication in 2003. The company continues today as Illustrated London News Ltd, a publishing, content and digital agency in London, which holds the publication and business archives of the magazine.

TYPE: Antique wood block engraving printed on paper.

VERSO: There is text printed on the reverse side.

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.

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:  St Mark's Church, near the then new Reigate railway station, was consecrated in 1860 to serve the new community of big, detached houses being built north of the railway. The tower and spire were added to the church in 1863, but the spire was demolished in 1919 as it had become unsafe, having been built of very inferior Reigate stone.

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