Plate 1.19: Engravings of King Street and Whitehall Gates (3 of 3)
12018-08-29T11:51:21+00:00Crystal B. Lakeb7829cc6981c2837dafd356811d9393ab4d81adc314Plates 1.17-1.19 of Vetusta Monumenta depict two gatehouses built for Henry VIII along the road through Whitehall Palace: the so-called “Holbein Gate,” completed in 1532, and the King Street Gate, completed circa 1548. Engravings by George Vertue after his own drawings. Published by the Society of Antiquaries of London in 1725. Current location: Both gatehouses were demolished. The "Holbein Gate" was demolished in 1723, and the King Street Gate was demolished in 1759.plain2019-06-07T09:07:27+00:00Crystal B. Lakeb7829cc6981c2837dafd356811d9393ab4d81adc