1849 Fairbairn Large Antique Print of Mansion Stockwell Street Glasgow Scotland

Description: contact usebay profileebay store In Stockwell St Cartographer : - Fairbairn, Thomas 1820 - 1885 Date: - 1849 Size: - 21in x 16in (535mm x 405mm)Ref#: - 40248Condition: - (A+) Fine Condition Description: This large beautifully coloured original antique lithograph by the artist Thomas Fairbairn (1820 - 1884) was published by Miller & Buchanan in the 1849 edition Pictorial Glasgow General Definitions: Paper thickness and quality: - Heavy and stable Paper color : - off white Age of map color: - Original Colors used: - Blue, yellow, red, green General color appearance: - Authentic Paper size: - 21in x 16in (535mm x 405mm) Plate size: - 21in x 16in (535mm x 405mm) Margins: - Min 4in (100mm) Imperfections: Margins: - Light soiling, small repair to margin edges Plate area: - None Verso: - NoneBackground: STOCKWELL STREET, formerly known as Stockwall-gait, was for several centuries the dwelling-place of the aristocrats of Glasgow, and was the chief highway from the north to the south side of the city by the historic old bridge. On the west side of this street was the south sugarhouse, and in a small corner of this refinery was the world-known office of Messrs. Pollok, Gilmour, & Co., at one time the largest shipowners in the country. On the same side was born John Graham, better known as John Graham Gilbert, the celebrated portrait painter. On its east side was born Major-General Sir Thomas Munroe, than whom, to use the words of George Canning, "Europe never produced a more accomplished statesman, nor India, so fertile in heroes, a more skilful soldier." For a long period Stockwell was noted for its countrified aspect. This arose from the circumstance that the Cattle Market was held here. Till the establishment of the market in Graham's Square, it was the rendezvous of the servants open for hire, who were usually "arled" at the Brig-end. Here the farmers met on the Wednesdays till they shifted to St. Enoch Square; now they meet at the Corn Exchange. On its west side was the Sheriff Chambers. Fifty years ago the familiar figures of Sheriffs Alison and Bell were daily seen going to and returning from their legal duties. At the foot of the street at the side of the bridge was the Horse Brae. Here the horses with their carts crossed the river by a ford which went at an angle to the foot of Buchan Street. Only those carters who knew its intricacies could cross the ford successfully, as there were deep holes in the bottom of the river. When it was in flood many lives were lost. The Horse Brae was a resort of the boys of the neighbourhood. Here they fished and bathed. Nearly half-way down Stockwell Street, on the west side where Stockwell Place now stands, was a sugar refinery. For many years it did a large business. In the third decade of this century it gave place to a range of dwelling houses and shops. Opposite Stockwell Place was one of the cool old pump wells, where the pedestrian got his thirst quenched. At this part were the carriers' quarters for traffic to and from Ayrshire. On the building at the west corner of this street and Clyde Place was a sign-board informing the lieges of the departure of the Clyde steamers to the watering-places on the coast. Jackson Street extended from Stockwell Street to Dunlop Street, and branching from it was Ropework Lane, in which was situated a celebrated ropework. Its chief proprietor was the well-known James Oswald, one of Glasgow's first M.P.'s appointed under the powers of the Reform Bill. His statue stands in George Square. In this lane, too, was the well-known tobacco-pipe manufactory of Alexander Coghill, where I used to watch, in passing, the making and burning in the kiln, of the long clay pipes, and also the "cutties," much used by smokers in my younger days. Adjoining this, and belonging to the same proprietor, was a large silversmith work. Near Ropework Lane, and facing the Clyde, was the old Town's Hospital, opened in 1713, the first hospital in Scotland for the poor. While it existed it smoothed the path of many afflicted ones. The old fish-market before its removal to the Briggate occupied the spot where the hospital stood. Behind the hospital, separated by a broad area, was a two-storey high building. In the first flat were placed the cells for lunatics and disorderly persons. On the second was an infirmary for the sick. The buildings accommodated 600 persons. In this lane stood the well-known St. Enoch School, which in its day was one of the best-conducted and largest schools in the city. Robert Miller & David S Buchanan lithographers Glasgow 21 Argyll Street 1846-51. Robert Miller same address 1852-64. 'The business appears to have been started by James Miller (retired 1842) taking over the business of a lithographic printer named Cleland. This business was taken over by Campbell & Rae in 1842. Robert Miller and David S. Buchanan appear at the same address in 1846. In 1849 they published T. Fairburn Glasgow and printed lithographs in colours. Andrew MacLure (1812-85) and A. MacDonald later of MacLure & MacDonald were apprenticed to James Miller. (Ref: Glas Dir; Geoffrey Wakeman & Gavin D R Bridson. A guide to nineteenth-century colour printers. Loughborough). Fairbairn, Thomas 1820â€“1885 Fairbairn was a prolific Scottish artist responsible for the beautifully executed 21 watercolour scenes printed in Relics of Ancient Architecture and Other Picturesque Scenes in Glasgow folio, published by Miller & Buchanan in 1849. What is an Antique Map The word Antique in the traditional sense refers to an item that is more than a hundred years old. In the past maps were sold in two forms, as a single sheet (broadsheet) or bound in an atlas or book. 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Price: 150.75 USD

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