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Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues and successors: Photographs and Prints...

Catalogue reference: CRES 43

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CRES 43

This series includes over 2000 black and white photographs of Crown properties taken since 1878. Nearly all the properties are in London, but photographs of Eltham Palace, Lindisfarne Priory and some at Windsor are included. The series also...

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CRES 43

Title
Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues and successors: Photographs and Prints of Crown Properties
Date

1765-1967

Description

This series includes over 2000 black and white photographs of Crown properties taken since 1878. Nearly all the properties are in London, but photographs of Eltham Palace, Lindisfarne Priory and some at Windsor are included. The series also contains two photographs of an architect's sketches for a proposed hotel (CRES 43/77), two black and white prints dated 1765 of Richmond Palace (CRES 43/230) and site plans (included in CRES 43/3 and 279).

Most of the photographs are loose, though the series contains several albums. They are frequently mounted on card, and the larger ones (of which there are many) measure approximately 13 inches by 9. The photographs are usually of front elevations, but occasionally rear elevations and other views are included: eg CRES 43/27 contains photographs of decayed timbers and CRES 43/32 is an album of hall furniture (all at Eltham Palace). Several include parked vehicles and passers by. A few photographs were officially supplied (eg by the Ministry of Works) but most were taken (or processed) for the Office by private studios. Many of the earlier photographs were supplied by Bedford Lemere and Co of 147 Strand, Sydney W Newbery of 7 Stockwell Terrace (later 37 Cowley Road), Stockwell, Dover Street Studios of Mayfair, and Ernest Milner of 80 The Grove, Wandsworth.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Physical description

280 flat sheets and photographs

Access conditions

Subject to 30 year closure

Subjects
Topics
Art, architecture and design
Maps and plans
Crown lands and estates
Forestry
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5493/

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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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Within the department: CRES

Records of The Crown Estate and predecessors

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Office of Woods, Forests and Land Revenues and successors: Photographs and Prints of Crown Properties

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