PX5615

iBase ID

4299

Title

Spencer House (Holywell House)

Short Title

PX5615

Collection

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Sub collection

Prints, watercolours and drawings

Accession Number

1998.5094

Description

Watercolour of Spencer House (Holywell House?). After Miss Brabant. Holywell House was one of the residences of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650- 1722) and his wife Sarah, neé Jennings (1660- 1744). It was demolished in 1837. Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, also funded the construction of the Marlborough Almshouses on Hatfield Road in 1736, after her husband's death.

Description (In House)

Demolition date from Hertfordshire Genealogy website.

Type of Original

watercolour

Original Photographer or Artist

[unknown]

Neg No.

PX5615

High Resolution File Name

PX5615spencerHse.tif

High Resolution CD No

CD 584

Location in Image

Spencer House, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK

Library Image Notes

PWD Box 45.

Compiled By

Holly Beckett

Date Compiled

28/06/2006

Original File Details

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Uploaded On

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File Name

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File Type

Image

File Extension

JPEG

Size

741.00 KB

Height (pixels)

2164 px

Width (pixels)

3064 px

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