Detail of Nelson House in Cold Harbour
Detail of Nelson House in Cold Harbour
Record No
98425
Title
Detail of Nelson House in Cold Harbour
Description
The iron balcony and verandah at the rear of Nelson House, 3 Cold Harbour, on the Isle of Dogs in London Docklands. The early nineteenth-century three-storey house is Grade II listed, listing number 1357805. There are bow windows on the upper floors; those on the first floor have full-length glazed panels and a door opening onto a balcony. An assortment of wooden boxes and a chimney pot have been used as planters for a variety of shrubs and flowers. The foliage of a fig tree can be seen on the left. A hanging basket of flowers, made from an old air-raid warden's hat, has been strung from the balcony's central truss. The wooden shutters of the ground floor verandah windows are open, their large iron bolts for locking from the inside clearly visible. The main entrance door is also open, showing a glimpse into the inner hall and the half-glazed double door beyond. To the left of the doorway is a rustic wooden chair with a cushion. Beside it, the glass of the sash window reflects the leaves of the fig tree, the back yard and the River Thames beyond. On the ground to the right of the doorway is an old Bovril box, a large tin pot with lid, a low bench, and a watering can. A make-shift ledge by the window holds a variety of potted plants. Two brooms and a shovel are propped against the side wall. Claims of a connection between Nelson House and Lord Nelson cannot be substantiated; the earliest use of the name appears to have been in 1881.
Date of execution
1948
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Notes
- Updated 2010 10 28
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_289_F5025
London picture map location
Exact
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