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Survey of London: volume 28 - Brooke House, Hackney

Year published

1960

Author

W. A. Eden, Marie P. G. Draper, W. F. Grimes and Audrey Williams

Description

An account of Brooke House in the parish of Hackney. Built in the fifteenth century, it was held by, amongst others, Thomas Cromwell. Used as an asylum between 1759 and 1940, it was demolished as a result of bomb damage in 1954-5.

Sponsor

English Heritage

Source

Survey of London (Secondary texts)

Places

London

Subjects

Intellectual, scientific and cultural, Local, Urban and metropolitan

Periods

15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th

Showing records 1 - 50 of 60

1
Frontispiece
2
Preface
V-VI
3
List of plates
IX-XI
4
List of illustrations
XIII
5
Archaeological evidence above ground - Description
1-10
6
Archaeological evidence above ground - The construction of the house
10-19
7
Archaeological evidence above ground - The chapel
19-22
8
Notes on early illustrations
22-23
9
Archaeological evidence below ground - Introduction
24-27
10
Archaeological evidence below ground - Phase I
27-34
11
Archaeological evidence below ground - Phase II
35-51
12
Documentary evidence
52-66
13
Conclusion
67-75
14
Appendix - Inventories
76-79
15
Appendix - On existing printed accounts
79-80
16
Appendix - Nos. 1-7 Upper Clapton Road
80-82
17
Abbreviations
83-86
18
Index
87-90
19
Plate 1 - Extract from Ordnance Survey map, 1868-72
1
20
Plate 2 - Plan of the Earl of Warwick's estate at Hackney, 1760
2
21
Plate 3 - Plan of 1760 related to the modern street plan
3
22
Plate 4 - Brooke House: ground floor plan
4
23
Plate 5 - Brooke House: ground floor plan
5
24
Plate 6 - Brooke House: first floor plan
6
25
Plate 7 - Brooke House: site plan
7
26
Plate 8 - Brooke House: east elevation
8
27
Plate 9 - Brooke House: elevations
9
28
Plate 10 - Brooke House: elevations to Court I
10
29
Plate 11 - Brooke House: section through Court I
11
30
Plate 12 - Brooke House: views
12
31
Plate 13 - Brooke House: east and south front
13
32
Plate 14 - Brooke House: exterior views
14
33
Plate 15 - Brooke House: Court I
15
34
Plate 16 - Brooke House: Court II
16
35
Plate 17 - Brooke House: sections through ranges
17
36
Plate 18 - Brooke House: south range roof
18
37
Plate 19 - Brooke House: roof details
19
38
Plate 20 - Brooke House: south-east staircase
20
39
Plate 21 - Brooke House: south-east staircase, details
21
40
Plate 22 - Brooke House: south-east staircase, details
22
41
Plate 23 - Brooke House: doors
23
42
Plate 24 - Brooke House: windows
24
43
Plate 25 - Brooke House: interior details
25
44
Plate 26 - Brooke House: long gallery
26
45
Plate 27 - Brooke House: long gallery
27
46
Plate 28 - Brooke House: long gallery, ceiling
28
47
Plate 29 - Brooke House: long gallery, ceiling
29
48
Plate 30 - Brooke House: section through south end of east range
30
49
Plate 31 - Brooke House: north wall of chapel
31
50
Plate 32 - Brooke House: north wall of chapel
32
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