Conway's Houses

Our Conway collection records a number of English country houses in the late 19th century—often buildings that have since been demolished or much changed. William Martin Conway, later Sir Martin Conway, 1st Baron of Allington (1856–1937) was a veritable turn-of-the century polymath, well known for his accomplished work as an explorer, art historian, politician and cartographer. His photography collection, donated to the Courtauld in the 1930s, formed the core collection of what is now called the Conway Library.

Images:

1) Mount Edgcumbe Cottage, Tunbridge Wells, Kent

2) Cottage in Trentishoe Combe, North Devon

3) Westoe, St Luke's Road, Torquay, Devon