British Oil Painting Historic Speke Hall Tudor Manor House After Thomas Allom

• This British oil painting showcases the beautiful and historic architecture of Speke Hall Tudor Manor House, as depicted after famed artist Thomas Allom. The attention to detail and expert brushwork bring the grandeur of the manor to life. Perfect for history buffs and art enthusiasts alike.
• Impress your clients & guests with this historic Tudor manor house masterpiece to display on your office or home wall space. 
• Title “Speke Hall Liverpool” After Thomas Allom.
• In the style of after Thomas Allom.
• Set in a fine traditional light pine wooden frame which enhances further this work of art.
• Subject architectural landscape view of the known historical Tudor Manor house in Liverpool which is Speke Hall, in full front profile, showing the black and white building and lush landscaped green garden lawn also the pathway that leads to the entrance, with tall green trees seen behind the building and on the left side, to the other side green leave vegetation, above a mix of cloudy overcast sky with areas of blue shining through.
• Signed at the bottom by the British artist W Y Johnson.
• In the traditional style.
• Circa early 21st century.
• Origin from the United Kingdom.
• Medium oil on board.
• Frame is a nice easy display size being 40 cm wide and 35 cm high.
• Thomas Allom (13 March 1804 – 21 October 1872) was an English architect, artist, and topographical illustrator. He was a founding member of what became the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA).
• Speke Hall is a wood-framed wattle-and-daub Tudor manor house in Speke, Liverpool, England. It is one of the finest surviving examples of its kind. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building.
• Construction of the current building began under Sir William Norris in 1530, though earlier buildings had been on the site, parts of which are incorporated into today's structure. The Great Hall was the first part of the house to be built, in 1530. The Great (or Oak) Parlour wing was added in 1531. Around this time the North Bay was also added to the house. Between 1540 and 1570 the south wing was altered and extended. The west wing was added between 1546 and 1547. The last significant change to the building was in 1598, when the north range was added by Edward Norris. Since then there have only been minor changes to the Hall and gardens.
  The oak frame, typical of the period, rests on a base of red sandstone surrounded by a now dry moat. The main beams of the house are stiffened with smaller timbers and filled with wattle and daub.
• During the turmoil of the Reformation the Norrises were Roman Catholics so the house incorporated a priest hole and a special observation hole built into a chimney in a bedroom to allow the occupant to see the approach to the house to warn the priest that people were coming. There is also an eavesdrop (a small open hole under the eaves of the house) which allowed a servant to listen in on the conversations of people awaiting admission at the original front door.
• In 1612 a porch was added to the Great Parlour. A laundry and dairy were founded in 1860; the laundry was altered in the 1950s. The house was owned by the Norris family for many generations until 1736 when Mary Norris, the heiress, married Lord Sidney Beauclerk.After Mary's death in 1766 the house was leased to various tenants. Richard Watt, a Liverpool merchant, purchased the house and estate from the Beauclerks in 1795.The last surviving heir of the Watt family was Miss Adelaide Watt, who inherited the house and returned to it in 1878 at the age of 21 years. She died in 1921, leaving the house and estate in trust for 21 years, during which time it was looked after by the staff under the supervision of Thomas Whatmore, who had been butler to Miss Watt.
• At the end of this period, in 1943, the house passed into the ownership of the National Trust. The house was administered by Liverpool City Corporation from 1946 until 1974 when it passed to Merseyside County Council who carried out a seven-year programme of major structural repairs and restoration which was completed in 1983. The National Trust took over full responsibility in 1986.
  The gardens date from the 1850s. In the courtyard of the main building are two ancient yew trees, male and female, called 'Adam' and 'Eve'. First recorded in correspondence dating to 1712, they are estimated to be at least 500 years old
• The Home Farm building has been renovated and now houses the shop, restaurant and reception. The laundryhas been converted into the education room and the dairy contains interpretation material. Furthermore, rooms such as a gun room have been changed over the years and then changed back by the National Trust in order to show more of the History of Speke Hall. Walks in the grounds give panoramic views over the Mersey estuary towards the Wirral Peninsula. Liverpool Airport is adjacent to Speke Hall. The house received 224,913 visitors in 2019.
• Provenance private Shire collection & in collection of Cheshire Antiques Consultant LTD.
• With hanging thread on the back ready for immediate home display. 
• Incredible conversation piece for your guests. 
• A superb collectors item. 
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• Condition report. 
• Offered in fine used condition. 
• The front painting surface is in good overall order, with some foxing staining, & craquelure commensurate with usage & age. Set in original frame, the frame has signs of wear, scuffs, scratches, stains, small chips, losses in places commensurate with usage & age. 
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Dimensions in centimetres of the frame

High (35 cm) 
Width (40 cm) 
Length depth thickness of frame (2 cm)