The Smoking Room, Lanhydrock, Cornwall,
John Bethell
Category
Photographs
Date
1973
Materials
Measurements
120 x 173 mm
Order this imageCollection
Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890147
Summary
A black and white photograph of the Smoking Room, Lanhydrock, Cornwall, looking towards the fireplace and the east window. Taken by John Bethell in 1973. See also 890415 - 890419.
Provenance
This photograph taken for the National Trust in 1973 showing the house open to the public after the death of the Hon. Everilda Agar-Robartes in 1969. Lanhydrock House had been given to the NT by her brother, the Hon. Gerald Agar-Robartes, later 7th Viscount Clifden, 1885-1966, in 1953, but he and his two sisters had continued to live there until 1969. His brother, the Hon. Victor Agar-Robartes, later the 8th Viscount Clifden, 1887-1974, did not want to live at Lanhydrock.
Marks and inscriptions
On reverse: (handwritten in ink) Lanhydrock House The Smoking room / Photo by John Bethell 1973
Makers and roles
John Bethell, manufacturer