"No. 85, High Street, Putney" by T. R. Way (original) (raw)
No. 85, High Street, Putney
T. R. Way
Signed and dated 1899
Lithograph
Source: Reliques of Old London, 73
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Other Scenes of Putney
Text and formatting by George P. Landow
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Commentary by H. B. Wheatley from Reliques of Old London
Not many years ago Putney was a "happy hunting-ground" for picturesque old builcHngs, but unfortunately most of them have now disappeared. The two houses in Mr. Way's drawing are among the few that remain* It would appear from the character of the building with two wings that these two houses once formed one mansion. The division must, however, have been made at an early period, as the hooded canopies to the doors date the change when the one house was made into two.
One of the most distinguished natives of Putney was Thomas Cromwell, Henry VIII.'s powerful minister, who obtained the name of malleus monachorum. . . .Oliver Cromwell had his headquarters at Putney in 1647, when the generals held their councils in the church, and sat round the communion table. [73]
Bibliography
Way, T. R., and H. B. Wheatley. Reliques of Old London upon the Banks of the Thames and in the Subburbs South of the River. London: George Bell and Sons, 1909. [title page] Internet Archive version of a copy in the Boston Public Library. Web. 22 April 2012.
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