Frognal Priory, London
View of Frognal Priory, built in 1818 by John Thompson, a retired auctioneer. The house, on an elevated site with extensive views, had Gothic crenellations, Renaissance windows, Dutch gables, turrets, and a cupola. It was filled with furniture claimed by Thompson to have belonged to Cardinal Wolsey and Elizabeth I. It was demolished in 1876
Picture No
13140378
Media ID
45373196
Size
5315px x 3912px
(8.6MB)
Credit
Mary Evans/Peter & Dawn Cope Collection
Source
From Old and New London by Walter Thornbury
Date
1875
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