Edwardian London Street Sign - Craig's Court SW - City of Westminster (c.1910)
City of Westminster - Craig’s Court SW
Original vitrolite nameplate with etched and painted lettering in it’s original wood frame. Produced for the City of Westminster. Vitrolite panel measures 84cm x 25cm x 1cm, With frame 92cm x 35cm x 5cm. Condition: Wonderful in-situ condition. Glass panel has no breaks or cracks (some minor chipping to edges). Original wood frame is full of age and character. It has been stained and strengthened.
This stunning vitrolite (‘milk-glass’) nameplate for Craig’s Court in the City of Westminster was produced at the very beginning of the 20th century but before 1917 when numbers were added to London postcode system.
Craig's Court is a courtyard off Whitehall in London containing the grade II listed Harrington House (c.1692). It was built by Joseph Craig in the late 1690s . The Court is entered through a very narrow single-track road which, in 1761 saw the carriage of Arthur Onslow - the Speaker of the House of Commons - stuck fast at the narrowest point of the alleyway where it opens into the courtyard. Despite attempts to remove the carriage, Mr Speaker eventually had to be extricated through a hole cut in the carriage roof.
Vitrolite, sometimes referred to as Milk-glass or Opal glass, was developed at the beginning of the 20th century. Vitrolite nameplates were particularly common in the City of Westminster until vitreous enamel signs were favoured in the 1930s. These glass panels were mounted in wood or metal frames and easy to keep clean. Just a bit of paint added to bring faded lettering back to life.
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City of Westminster - Craig’s Court SW
Original vitrolite nameplate with etched and painted lettering in it’s original wood frame. Produced for the City of Westminster. Vitrolite panel measures 84cm x 25cm x 1cm, With frame 92cm x 35cm x 5cm. Condition: Wonderful in-situ condition. Glass panel has no breaks or cracks (some minor chipping to edges). Original wood frame is full of age and character. It has been stained and strengthened.
This stunning vitrolite (‘milk-glass’) nameplate for Craig’s Court in the City of Westminster was produced at the very beginning of the 20th century but before 1917 when numbers were added to London postcode system.
Craig's Court is a courtyard off Whitehall in London containing the grade II listed Harrington House (c.1692). It was built by Joseph Craig in the late 1690s . The Court is entered through a very narrow single-track road which, in 1761 saw the carriage of Arthur Onslow - the Speaker of the House of Commons - stuck fast at the narrowest point of the alleyway where it opens into the courtyard. Despite attempts to remove the carriage, Mr Speaker eventually had to be extricated through a hole cut in the carriage roof.
Vitrolite, sometimes referred to as Milk-glass or Opal glass, was developed at the beginning of the 20th century. Vitrolite nameplates were particularly common in the City of Westminster until vitreous enamel signs were favoured in the 1930s. These glass panels were mounted in wood or metal frames and easy to keep clean. Just a bit of paint added to bring faded lettering back to life.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation
City of Westminster - Craig’s Court SW
Original vitrolite nameplate with etched and painted lettering in it’s original wood frame. Produced for the City of Westminster. Vitrolite panel measures 84cm x 25cm x 1cm, With frame 92cm x 35cm x 5cm. Condition: Wonderful in-situ condition. Glass panel has no breaks or cracks (some minor chipping to edges). Original wood frame is full of age and character. It has been stained and strengthened.
This stunning vitrolite (‘milk-glass’) nameplate for Craig’s Court in the City of Westminster was produced at the very beginning of the 20th century but before 1917 when numbers were added to London postcode system.
Craig's Court is a courtyard off Whitehall in London containing the grade II listed Harrington House (c.1692). It was built by Joseph Craig in the late 1690s . The Court is entered through a very narrow single-track road which, in 1761 saw the carriage of Arthur Onslow - the Speaker of the House of Commons - stuck fast at the narrowest point of the alleyway where it opens into the courtyard. Despite attempts to remove the carriage, Mr Speaker eventually had to be extricated through a hole cut in the carriage roof.
Vitrolite, sometimes referred to as Milk-glass or Opal glass, was developed at the beginning of the 20th century. Vitrolite nameplates were particularly common in the City of Westminster until vitreous enamel signs were favoured in the 1930s. These glass panels were mounted in wood or metal frames and easy to keep clean. Just a bit of paint added to bring faded lettering back to life.
FREE UK DELIVERY. Non-UK Delivery available, please request a quotation