London

Information

Title
London
Record type
Ephemera
Original Reference
E/PC/MPG/2/S/3126
Author or creator
Unknown
Date
c.1906
Scope & content
Coloured postcard of a view of the lake in St James's Park, with the Foreign Office in the distance. St James's Park occupies a site formerly owned by Cardinal Wolsey, which Henry VIII acquired, and which was landscaped under James I; it was remodelled in the French formal style under Charles II, and opened to the public; it was relandscaped by John Nash in the 1820s
Extent
1 postcard
Physical description
9 (h) x 14 (w) cm. Photomechanical print
Is part of
Municipal Parks and Gardens postcard collection
Copyright
No known copyright restrictions
Credit Line
RHS Lindley Collections
Usage terms
Public Domain

Location