On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "Hall in Crosbie Place.", Bishopsgate Street, London.
DATE PRINTED: 1790
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approx. 15.5 x 12 cm, 6.25 x 4.75 inches (small) plus margins.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: From a study by Thomas Pennant (1726-1798).
PROVENANCE: A plate published in the scarce work “Some Account of London, Westminster, and Southwark: illustrated with portraits, views, historical prints, medals. London.” by Thomas Pennant. Published by Robert Faulder, London, 1790.
TYPE: Antique copper 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.
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: Crosby Hall is an historic building in London. The Great Hall was built in 1466 and originally stood in Bishopsgate, in the City of London, but was moved in 1910 to its present site in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. The Great Hall is the only surviving part of the medieval mansion of Crosby Hall, Bishopsgate, in the City of London, which was built in 1466 on the ground of St. Helen's Convent by the wool merchant and alderman, Sir John Crosby. Upon his death in 1476, the hall was the residence of his widow, Anne. From 1621 to 1638 it was the home of the East India Company. In 1910, the medieval structure was reprieved from threatened demolition and moved stone by stone from Crosby Place to its present site, provided by the former London County Council, largely at public expense. The salvage, catalogue and storage were paid for by the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, whose directors had purchased the Bishopsgate site to build new offices. In 1916, the building housed Belgian refugees, as noted in an essay by Henry James. The architect responsible for the building's relocation and restoration was Walter Godfrey. Neo-Tudor brick additions designed by Walter Godfrey were constructed around it.
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