On offer: an original (i.e. not a later reproduction) antique print "Remains of Bycknacre Priory. Essex. Near Danbury."
DATE PRINTED: 1832, dated on the print.
SIZE: The printed area including titles is approximately 16.5 x 12.5 cm (6.5 x 5 inches) plus margins with a blank back (medium).
ARTIST/CARTOGRAPHER/ENGRAVER: Engraved by William Tombleson after a picture by William Henry Bartlett (March 26, 1809 – September 13, 1854). The well known artist William Henry Bartlett produced many pictures used for engravings and died of fever on board of a French ship off the coast of Malta returning from his last trip to the Near East, in 1854.
PROVENANCE: Produced for 'The History and Topography of the County of Essex Comprising it Ancient and Modern History'. Published in London by Geo. Virtue, in parts from 1831-1832.
TYPE: Antique steel plate engraving printed on paper.
VERSO: There is nothing printed on the reverse side, which is blank.
CONDITION: Good; suitable for framing. Please check the scan for any blemishes prior to making your purchase. Virtually all antiquarian maps and prints are subject to some normal aging due to use and time which is not significant unless otherwise stated. I offer a no questions asked return policy.
AUTHENTICITY: This is an authentic antique print, published at the date stated above. I do not offer reproductions. It is not a modern copy. The term 'original' when applied to a print means that it was printed at the first or original date of publication; it does not imply that the item is unique.
RETURNS POLICY: I offer a no questions returns policy. All I ask is that you pay return shipping and mail back to me in original condition.
POSTAGE / SHIPPING COSTS: I only charge postage for the first print ordered. There is no additional postage charge if you order more than one print.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Bicknacre Priory, formerly also Woodham Priory or Woodham Ferrers Priory, was a community of Austin Canons in Bicknacre, Woodham Ferrers, Essex, England. The original foundation, dating from some time before 1157, was a hermitage, which about the end of 1175 was converted into a house of Austin Canons by Maurice FitzGeoffrey of Tilty, formerly sheriff of Essex. After the suppression of the hospital in 1538 during the Dissolution of the Monasteries the priory and all its possessions, including the advowsons of the churches of Woodham Ferrers and Steeple, were granted on 23 February 1540 to Henry Polsted of London. Remains There are no surviving remains of the priory or its church except for a single arch believed to be the west side of the church crossing, dating from approximately 1250. The surrounding area is known as Priory Fields.
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