Guildhall and Pillory, East Looe, Cornwall
Category
Photographs
Date
1855 (circa)
Materials
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Lanhydrock, Cornwall
NT 890166.18
Summary
A photograph of a street in East Looe with buildings visible along one side. In the foreground is ean external staircase to the Guildhall with pillory under roof. On the right in background is a sign for the Fisherman's Arms. Contained in a very large dark brown leather photograph album with gold tooling on front, back and on spine and 'Charles Lygon-Cocks / Hys / Photographs' in gold on front cover.
Provenance
Col. Charles Lygon Somers Cocks was related to the Agar-Robartes through the Carew Pole family. He commissioned George Gilbert Scott to design his house,Treverbyn Vean, St. Neot, and William Burges to design the interiors.