Visions of a Britain that was melting away when these images were brand new with 17th century looking people wandering around. Taken from Joseph Nash’s “The Mansions of England in the Olden Time” which was published as a four volume set in 1839-1940 and dedicated to Prince Albert. It was a best seller for years.

Banqueting Room, Bramhall, Cheshire. 1839-1940. English. C. Hullmandel, lithographer. Page 26 from an edition of Joseph Nash’s The Mansions of England in the Olden Time. T. M. Lean, 26 Haymarket, London, England, publisher. Collections of the Getty Research Institute though I learned of the books it is taken from on the website of Bauman Rare Books here https://www.baumanrarebooks.com/rare-books/nash-joseph/mansions-of-england-in-the-olden-time/115931.aspx Image in the public domain due to age. via https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012901878/page/n26/mode/1up

Bay Window in Drawing Room. Lyme Hall, Cheshire. 1839-1940. English. C. Hullmandel, lithographer. Page 12 from an edition of Joseph Nash’s The Mansions of England in the Olden Time. T. M. Lean, 26 Haymarket, London, England, publisher. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012901878/page/n12/mode/1up

Levens, Westmoreland. 1839-1940. English. C. Hullmandel, lithographer. Page 14 from an edition of Joseph Nash’s The Mansions of England in the Olden Time. T. M. Lean, 26 Haymarket, London, England, publisher. Collections of the Getty Research Institute. Artwork in the public domain due to age. https://archive.org/details/gri_33125012901878/page/n14/mode/1up

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