Plan of the Farm House at the East End of Bishop's Hall

1740

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Plan of the Farm House at the East End of Bishop's Hall is a 1740 by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1740 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This looks like a rough sketch of a simple farmhouse with a few small rooms. The lines are light and shaky, like the artist was drawing fast. There’s a tiny side door, a chimney, and some notes scribbled around the edges. The top of the page says *"Plan of the Farm House at the East End of Bishop’s Hall."* That tells you this isn’t just doodling—it’s a real building plan, even if it’s messy. If you like old blueprints, check out cross-hatching next—it’s a way to shade drawings with crisscrossed lines.

The story of this work

Overview

A measured drawing from 1740 depicts a farmhouse at the eastern end of the Bishop's Hall estate, accompanied by descriptive notes below the plan. The work formed part of John Edmund Gardner's collection of London topographical prints and drawings, which passed to his son before being sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. After Coates' death in 1923, the collection was dispersed, with the portion relating to Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney, and Bethnal Green acquired by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum.

Read the full account in the museum source.