Collection of drawings for The London Tavern

Item author: William Jupp and William Newton (Architects)
Item date: 1765
(this is an approximate date)
Grant Value: 250
Item cost: 2,600
Item date acquired: 1986
Item institution: Guildhall Library
Town/City: London

The London Tavern in Bishopsgate was a City building of considerable social significance, being let regularly for balls, banquets and public meetings. It was destroyed by fire in 1765 and rebuilt by architects William Jupp and William Newton. The se drawings are fine examples of 18th century draftsmanship. Illustrated at p.11 of AR

Item Provenance
Sothebys May 1986, Lot 226