Brea Viaduct
W. J. Bennetts and Sons
Category
Photographs
Date
1900
Materials
Photographic paper
Measurements
167 mm (H)219 mm (W)
Place of origin
Camborne
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 889579
Summary
An old copy of a photograph, possibly taken from Brea Viaduct, of a mining landscape with engine houses and chimneys and the Carn Brea monument on a hilltop on the right of the photograph. c.1900 (?)
Provenance
Possibly a gift from the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, 7th Viscount Clifden, who gave Lanhydrock to the National Trust in 1953, and remained living in the house until his death in 1966.
Marks and inscriptions
(stamped in blue within oval on reverse) W.J. BENNETTS AND SONS/CAMBORNE/16, CROSS ST. PHONE. 3232
Makers and roles
W. J. Bennetts and Sons, photographer