Not on display

Site of Victoria Park

Print
ca. 1840 (printed)
Artist/Maker
Waterlow & Sons (printers)
Place of origin
London (printed)

Print showing the proposed layout of Victoria Park, and a map of the surrounding district.

Object details

Categories
London History
Prints
Maps
Entertainment & Leisure
Object type
Print
TitleSite of Victoria Park (published title)
Materials and techniques
lithograph on paper
Paper (Fiber Product)
Lithography
Brief description
'Site of Victoria Park', lithograph printed by J. & A.J. Waterlow, London, ca. 1840
Physical description
Print showing the proposed layout of Victoria Park, and a map of the surrounding district.
Dimensions
  • Height: 8.25in
  • Width: 12in
Dimensions taken from departmental handlist
Marks and inscriptions
J. & A. J. Waterlow, Litho 24, Birchin Lane
Credit line
Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers
Object history
Victoria Park, in the East End of London, was laid out by James Pennethorne and opened to the public in 1845. The initial planning for the park was carried out by Pennythorne and Thomas Chawner as official architects to the Commissioners of Woods and Forests.

This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum.
Subject depicted
Parks
Places depicted
Victoria Park
Bethnal Green
Association
Gardner, John Edmund
Bibliographic reference
Taken from departmental handlist
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.4945-1923

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O767490/site-of-victoria-park-print-waterlow--sons/
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