University of Exeter, article and advertisement for Streatham Hall Estate (Reed Hall)

Scope and Content

1 single page 'Country Life' advertisement for the sale of the Streatham Hall Estate in 1903, containing a description of the estate and the building now known as Reed Hall.

1 article from 'Country Life' containing 5 pages of text and 6 photographs concerning Streatham Hall Estate, published in 1899 as part of the "Country Homes, Gardens Old & New" series. The article describes the general prospect together with a description of the plant species grown. There is also a description together with interior and exterior views of the palm house, no longer in situ but considered at the time to be one of the finest in the west of England.

Access Information

Usual EUL arrangements apply.

Acquisition Information

Purchase from Mr and Mrs Swindlehurst.

Other Finding Aids

None

Archivist's Note

Catalogued by Christine Faunch, Archivist, on 27 Sept 2007. Updated by Rob Ford, 3 Oct 2007.

Conditions Governing Use

Usual EUL restrictions apply.

Related Material

Related material can be found in the University of Exeter Archive EUL UA and the following manuscripts EUL MS 198, EUL MS 217, EUL MS 288

Bibliography

Both items published in 'Country Life' magazine in 1899 and 1903.