Sujet

The Coronation-Stone, at Kingston-Upon-Thames, 1850. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Coronation-Stone, at Kingston-Upon-Thames, [now in Greater London], 1850. Depiction of the '...Coronation Stone, on which certain of the Saxon Monarchs are traditionally said to have sat during the ceremony...This Stone, until very lately, stood on the north side of the Old Church. According to Speed, the historian, nine of our Saxon Monarchs were crowned in Kingston, the Stone being used as the Royal seat during the ceremony. It has been removed, during the present mayoralty, to the centre of an open space, near the Savings-bank, and directly opposite the High-street, at the turning into the Portsmouth-road; here it is placed on an heptagonal pedestal of granite, which stands on a circular base of the same material'. From "Illustrated London News", 1850.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Notre référence

HRM22A36_096

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NA

Property release

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Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

44,9Mo (3,1Mo) / 42,0cm x 26,8cm / 4960 x 3166 (300dpi)

Mots clés

travel London England people event stone railing British ancient railings seat location Victorian century granite Britain newspapers press furniture B&W street scene tourist attraction engraved engraving saxon 19th century black & white black and white B W nineteenth century tourism The Print Collector coronation Illustrated London News Kingston upon Thames royal event TGN ILN street newspaper Unknown John John Speed Speed 19th-century