On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) scarce antique print "Saint James' Church. Audley: Staffs."
DATE PRINTED: 1866, dated on the print.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 17.5 x 20 cm, 7 x 8 inches (medium) plus margins.
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Stone lithograph by the Revd. W.F. Francis of Great Saxham, Suffolk.
PROVENANCE: Published for the Anastatic Drawing Society. "The object of the Society is to delineate remains of Antiquity; e.g. ancient Ecclesiastical, Military, and Domestic Edifices, Sepulchral Monuments, Fonts, Brasses, Stained Glass, Tiles, Armour, Dress, Jewellery, Plate Embroidery, Furniture, Carvings, Illuminations of ancient MSS, Copies of rare Prints, Portraits, Seals, Coins, Heraldry, &c., &c., illustrative of the early and middle ages.". Anastatic drawings employed a form of lithographic printing, which was well suited to the production of facsimiles.
TYPE: Antique lithograph 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 paper is 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: Audley is a large village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Audley Rural, in the Newcastle-under-Lyme district, in Staffordshire, England. The parish church of St James is on Church Street, at the top of Wilbraham's Walk. Christians have met together on the site of the present church building for nearly 1000 years. Part of the Lichfield Diocese of the Church of England, the church is linked to St John's, Alsager's Bank and St Martin's, Talke in a united benefice established by the Diocese. It is a Grade II* listed building.
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