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Period

Victorian (1837 - 1901)

Description

Cross Oak, near Berkhamsted (c 1880).Two-colour lithograph for the estate agents.Throughout Victoria's reign Hertfordshire continued to provide residences for the well-to-do businessman, who could commute to the City by several train routes. Cross Oak was a new house, built c 1875. Amongst the attractions identified by the estate agent is room to play the new game of lawn tennis, invented in the late 1870s.

Type of original

lithograph

Artist or photographer

[unknown]

Location depicted in image

Cross Oak, near Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, UK.

Copyright

1)© St Albans Museums

Photo number

ph8605