The Lydiard Archives

Search
New

New items added each week!

These include rarely seen objects like this portrait of Henry 1st Viscount Bolingbroke which hangs in the UK Government Cabinet Rooms.

New items added each week!

Explore:

Postcard of Ice House Road Avenue, Lydiard Park by William Hooper, c1880-1910

Postcard of Ice House Road Avenue, Lydiard Park by William Hooper, c1880-1910
Hidden Content, Images, Videos and Documents

We hope you are enjoying browsing The Lydiard Archives. Sign up for free access to the entire contents of the Archives and receive regular updates on new collections and featured artefacts. We are uploading content daily, and we look forward to welcoming you to our free community.

Login Sign up

Late 19th/early 20th century postcard by the Swindon photographer, William Hooper, looking along the drive which from the House towards what is now the Forest Cafe. The Ice House was and remains on the left hand side of the drive.

It is believed that the photograph was a private commission for the Bolingbroke family.

Year:
1880-1910
Photographer:
William Hooper (1864-1955)
Type:
Photograph
Location:
Lydiard House
Owner:
Swindon Borough Council
Reference:
LYD1993-256c
Copyright:
Lydiard House
Last updated on:
Monday 11th October 2021

Items of Interest

Postcard of The Avenue, Lydiard Park by William Hooper, c1880-1910
Postcard of The Avenue, Lydiard Park by William Hooper, c1880-1910

Late 19th/early 20th century postcard by the Swind...

See more
Photographs (2) of Church drive with Huntingdon Elms, Lydiard Park c1960s
Photographs (2) of Church drive with Huntingdon Elms, Lydiard Park c1960s

The drive approaching St. Mary's Church Lydiard Tr...

See more
Postcard of St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze by William Hooper, 1908
Postcard of St. Mary's Lydiard Tregoze by William Hooper, 1908

This postcard by the well known Swindon Photograph...

See more
Photograph of Swindon photographer William Hooper & Mary Hooper, 1912
Photograph of Swindon photographer William Hooper & Mary Hooper, 1912

William Hooper created a successful photographic b...

See more