FDA-D.680-2012
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.680-2012
Object type
Identification
Title
The Timbralls, Eton
The Timbralls
The Timbralls
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Previous title
Previous title
Comments
Designed by Henry Woodyer, The Timbralls boarding house was completed in about 1865. Sometimes hailed as the first Old Etonian architect, Woodyer was influenced by William Butterfield (1814–1900) and A.W.N. Pugin (1812–1852) and was best known as a proponent of the gothic revival style of architecture, used particularly for his church designs.
The house is named The Timbralls for the field to the north, which was used to store the timber during the construction of the earliest College buildings. Although some chimneys have been removed and the railings seen here are now gone, the building today looks much as Davison painted it, complete with an adjacent horse chestnut tree.
The house is named The Timbralls for the field to the north, which was used to store the timber during the construction of the earliest College buildings. Although some chimneys have been removed and the railings seen here are now gone, the building today looks much as Davison painted it, complete with an adjacent horse chestnut tree.
Other number
20010000009980
MEL.66-2010
MEL.66-2010
Description
Content (place)
Eton
Dimensions
height (actual size): 332mm
width (actual size): 453mm
width (actual size): 453mm
Materials & techniques note
Pencil and watercolour on paper
Production
Person
Davison, Nora, 1855 - 1950 (Artist)
Date
1913-1950
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collecction of W.N. Heaton; by whom presented to Eton College in March 1984
Exhibited: ‘A Woman’s View: Nora Davison’s watercolours of Eton’, Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May to 28 September 2025 (catalogue number 9)
Exhibited: ‘A Woman’s View: Nora Davison’s watercolours of Eton’, Verey Gallery, Eton College, 23 May to 28 September 2025 (catalogue number 9)
