PX4633

iBase ID

4623

Title

"Ruins of Gorhambury House, Herts"

Short Title

PX4633

Collection

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Sub collection

Prints, watercolours and drawings

Accession Number

1982.2240

Description

Etching showing the ruins of the old Tudor house at Gorhambury, the former home of the Bacon family, including Sir Nicholas Bacon, father of Sir Francis Bacon. The Elizabethan house at Gorhambury was built in 1563 - 68 by Sir Nicholas Bacon. It was replaced by the present neo-Palladian house, built by the 3rd Viscount Grimston in 1777 - 84 to the designs of Sir Robert Taylor.

Type of Original

etching

Original Photographer or Artist

[unknown]

Neg No.

PX4633

High Resolution File Name

PX4633gorhambury.tif

High Resolution CD No

CD 620

Museum Photographer

Kate Warren

1)© St Albans Museums

Location in Image

The ruins of old Gorehambury House, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.

Compiled By

Amy Cooke

Date Compiled

28/07/2006

Original File Details

Uploaded By

tasks-admin

Uploaded On

2016-02-29 21:59:13

File Name

10208_4.jpg

File Type

Image

File Extension

JPEG

Size

544.00 KB

Height (pixels)

2155 px

Width (pixels)

2648 px

Views

Subjects

Buildings, Structures and Sites > Non-habitable structures > Ruins

Materials > Paper

Object Names > Print

Places > English Counties > Hertfordshire

Places > Places in Hertfordshire > St Albans

Places > UK Countries > England