The first meeting of the Cornwall County Council, April 1899 held in Truro. The Hon. Thomas Charles Agar-Robartes, later 6th Viscount Clifden, (1844-1930) 3rd from left in second row and 12th from left is Sylvanus Trevail, architect. Seated in the centre is William Henry Edgcumbe, 4th Earl of Mount Edgcumbe (1833-1917), Chairman.
Frederick Argall (1847 - 1900)
Category
Photographs
Date
Apr 1899
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
193 mm (H)238 mm (W)
Place of origin
Truro
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 887956
Summary
Photograph of a large group of men, all wearing hats and coats, outside a large stone building with arched gateways with railings. This was the first meeting of the Cornwall County Council, April 1899 held in Truro. The Hon. Thomas Charles Agar-Robartes, later 6th Viscount Clifden, 1844-1930, is third from left in second row and twelth from left is Sylvanus Trevail, architect. Seated in the centre is the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, Chairman.
Provenance
A gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953.
Marks and inscriptions
(printed in red on mount) Fredk Argall HIGH CROSS,/TRURO.
Makers and roles
Frederick Argall (1847 - 1900), photographer