An old engraving showing the impressive timbered interior of The Great Hall of Crosby Hall c. 1750. This historic building originally stood in Bishopsgate, in the City of London. Its Great Hall was built in 1466 by the wool merchant Sir John Crosby. The Great Hall was moved in 1910 to its present site in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea
An old engraving showing the impressive timbered interior of The Great Hall of Crosby Hall c. 1750. This historic building originally stood in Bishopsgate, in the City of London. Its Great Hall was built in 1466 by the wool merchant Sir John Crosby. By 1483, the Duke of Gloucester, later Richard III, had acquired the property. From 1621 to 1638 it was the home of the East India Company. Following a fire in 1672 only the Great Hall and Parlour wing of the mansion survived and it first became a Presbyterian meeting house, then a warehouse. The Great Hall was moved in 1910 to its present site in Cheyne Walk, Chelsea. It now forms part of a private residence. It is the only example of a medieval City merchant house surviving in London.
Size: 3577px × 2325px
Location: Bishopsgate, London, England, UK
Photo credit: © M&N / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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