North west view of the High Cross of Bristol with a prospect of the Cathedral and the Parish church of St Augustine
William Henry Toms (b. London 1712 - London c.1750)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1821
Materials
Paper
Measurements
375 x 500 mm
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Stourhead, Wiltshire
NT 733102
Summary
Print: Engraving - North west view of the High Cross of Bristol with a prospect of the Cathedral and the Parish church of St Augustine by William Henry Toms (b. London 1712 - London c.1750). The High Cross stood at the junction of High Street, Broad Street, Wine Street and Corn Street, the four principal thoroughfares of the city. It's niches containing the statues of Kings John, Henry III, Edward III and Edward IV. In 1633 the Cross was repaired and altered to include the figures of Henry VI, Elizabeth, James I and Charles I. The High Cross was re-erected on College Green. As it now stood on land owned by the Cathedral it was deposited in a corner. In 1768 it was given away by the Dean of Bristol to his friend Henry Hoare of Stourhead, to use as an estate ornament.
Makers and roles
William Henry Toms (b. London 1712 - London c.1750) , engraver (printmaker) R. West, delineator