Clifton: the Gorge Seen from the Paragon
Summary
: K5884
: Fine Art
: Clifton: the Gorge Seen from the Paragon
: JOBBINS, John Richard
: SOPWITH, T
: a black and white print, with lettering, on stone tinted paper, showing: a view of the Avon Gorge as seen from the back of Windsor Terrace and a path in the garden of The Paragon, which was probably known as Prince's Lane; to the left is part of St Vincent's Parade on Hotwells Road; above, the abutments for the Suspension Bridge are both in place with the one on the Clifton side having a partially completed pier, which dates this print to about 1842; the observatory is seen top-right as well as the Prince's Buildings on Wellington Terrace near Sion Hill; the print is lettered "CLIFTON."; T Sopwith is probably the great north-east surveyor and civil engineer Thomas Sopwith (1803-1879)
Current Location
: City of Bristol Collection
: circa 1842
: Bristol, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) / England, Northern Europe, Europe, Clifton Downs (The Downs, Clifton Down), ST 56032 74680, Avon Gorge (51 28 10 N, 2 38 4 W): circa 1842
: Purchased and given by the Friends of Bristol Art Gallery, 1999