'Corney House, in 1760', (c1878). Creator: Unknown.

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'Corney House, in 1760', (c1878). Corney House in Chiswick, (now part of west London). The first house on the site next to the River Thames was built by the Bishop of Rochester in 1542. A later house was the home of George Earl Macartney, Ambassador to the Emperor of China from 1792-1794. It was demolished in 1832. From Old and New London: A Narrative of Its History, Its People, And Its Places. The Southern Suburbs, Volume VI, by Edward Walford. [Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London, Paris & New York, c1878]

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Size: 5592px × 4020px
Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,Hounslow,Chiswick
Photo credit: © The Print Collector/Heritage Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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