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Wooburn Farm, the seat of Admiral Sterling

Watercolour of the main front of Woburn (or Wooburn) Farm, Chertsey, displaying a large rectangular residence with an apsidal end to the left and the main door set under a pediment supported by four columns. Purchased in 1735 by Philip Southcote who realised the idea of an ornamented farm

Reference Number: 04348 00001 00022 00004

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Archive Record Details
Date Start1822
Date End1822
FormatWatercolour
Annotation'Chertsey, Wooburn Farm the seat of Admiral Sterling, J Hassell 1822' in pencil at foot of page
KeywordHouses
Places
ParishChertsey
People
ArtistHassell, John
(1767 - 1825)  Watercolour painter and engraver
EngraverNone
Associated PersonStirling, Admiral
(1760 - 1833)  Sir Charles Stirling (1760-1833) was a vice-admiral in the Royal Navy

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This database record is for an image from the collection of over 2000 items made by Robert Barclay (1750-1830) of Bury Hill, Dorking. The collection includes over 500 early 19th century watercolour views by father and son John and Edward Hassell, and 17th to 19th century prints of people and views.

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