Kennington Manor House in 1636. Long Barn. Black Prince's palace 1827 old map

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Kennington Manor House 1636. Artist/engraver/cartographer: Thomas Allen. Provenance: "The History and Antiquities of the Parish of Lambeth, and the Archiepiscopal Palace in the County of Surrey", by Thomas Allen, published for J. Allen, 23 Prince's Road, Kennington. Type: Antique engraved map. Map of the Manor House, Kennington, which was built on the site of Edward the Black Prince's original royal palace & stables. The stables existed as 'The Long Barn' until 1875. Part of the estate of the Prince of Wales (Duchy of Cornwall). The map is orientated towards the east, showing the modern junction of the A23 Kennington Road ("from Westminster Bridge" & "To Croydon") and the A3204 Kennington Lane ("Newington Road" & "To Kingston") , "the way from the Black Prince's Stairs to the Palace" is roughly on the route of today's "Black Prince Road"). The Long Barn was close to the site of the present St. Anselm's church, Kennington, which has been described as "barn-like".

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Size: 3527px × 2607px
Location: London
Photo credit: © Antiqua Print Gallery / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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