CHILTON LODGE, WILTSHIRE
Published by Vernor, Hood and Sharpe, Poultry July 1, 1811
Drawn by R.W. Pilkington : Engraved by J. Greig
An original copper line engraving PROOF from The Beauties of England and Wales written by John Britton in conjunction with his friend Edward Brayley. Volumes I, II (1801) and V (1814) covered the county of Wiltshire. The print is taken from an original drawing by Redmond William Pilkington, the son of the architect and botanist Sir William Pilkington, who succeeded his father as Surveyor to the Charterhouse in London.… Read the rest