Alexander Lydon Collection

Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire, home of the Earl of Harrington, c1880

Cliveden, Buckinghamshire, home of the Duke of Westminster, c1880. Cliveden was built by Charles Barry for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower, 3rd Duke of Sutherland in 1851

Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, home of the Duke of Devonshire, c1880

Dunster Castle, home of the Fownes-Luttrell family, Somerset, c1880

From the North-West, Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
From the North-West, Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Raby Castle, County Durham, home of the Duke of Cleveland, c1880

Witley Court, Worcestershire, home of the Earl of Dudley, c1880. Formerly known as Whitley Court, the house was built in 1655 by Thomas Foley, a prosperous Midlands ironmaster

Mersham-le-Hatch, Kent, home of Baronet Knatchbull, c1880

Danbury Palace, Essex, home of the Bishop of Rochester, c1880. The house was built in 1832. It was acquired by the Church of England in 1845 and became the residence of the Bishop of Rochester

Sezincote, Gloucestershire, home of Baronet Rushout, c1880. Sezincote was designed by Samuel Pepys Cockerell in Mughal style and completed in 1805

Castle Coole, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, home of the Earl of Belmore, c1880

Eastnor Castle, Herefordshire, home of Earl Somers, c1880

Holme Lacy, Herefordshire, home of Baronet Stanhope, c1880

Panshanger Park, Hertfordshire, home of Earl Cowper, c1880

Helmingham Hall, Suffolk, home of Baron Tollemache, c1880

Sticklebacks, 1879, (1943). Creator: Alexander Francis Lydon
Sticklebacks, 1879, (1943). River fish displaying mating behaviour. The female lays her eggs in a nest which the male has built. The males develop a red breast during the mating period

Breeds of poultry, c1903 (c1910). Artist: AF Lydon
Breeds of poultry, c1903 (c1910). White Leghorns, Black Minorcas, Indian Game, Golden Wyandottes, Coloured Dorkings, Buff Orpingtons

Workington Hall, Cumberland, home of the Curwen family, c1880

Exton House, Rutland, home of the Earl of Gainsborough, c1880

Dalton Hall, near Beverley, Yorkshire, home of Lord Hotham, c1880. The house was built in 1780

Sargons Palace, Khorsabad: The South-Eastern Gate, 1886. Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Sargons Palace, Khorsabad: The South-Eastern Gate, 1886

Vestry, Rievaulx Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Vestry, Rievaulx Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Choir, from North, Rievaulx Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Choir, from North, Rievaulx Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Choir, looking North, Rievaulx Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Choir, looking North, Rievaulx Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

From the North, Rievaulx Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
From the North, Rievaulx Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Rievaulx Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Rievaulx Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Nave Looking West, Jedburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Nave Looking West, Jedburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Norman Arches in Nave, Jedburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Norman Arches in Nave, Jedburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

From South-East, Jedburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
From South-East, Jedburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Nave, from South Aisle, Jedburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Nave, from South Aisle, Jedburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Jedburgh Abbey, 1882, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Jedburgh Abbey, 1882, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

North Transept, Whitby Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
North Transept, Whitby Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

North Aisle, Whitby Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
North Aisle, Whitby Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Whitby Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Whitby Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Furness Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Furness Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

South Transept, Netley Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
South Transept, Netley Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Ground Plan of Netley Abbey, 1897. Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Ground Plan of Netley Abbey, 1897. From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Arches in South Transept, Netley Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Arches in South Transept, Netley Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Interior, Looking East, Netley Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Interior, Looking East, Netley Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Netley Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Netley Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Chapter House, Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Chapter House, Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Kirkstall Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

From the Cloister Court, Dryburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
From the Cloister Court, Dryburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Dryburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Dryburgh Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Abbots Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

St. Josephs Chapel, Interior, Looking East, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Doorway in St Josephs Chapel, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

St. Josephs Chapel, from North-West, Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Glastonbury Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Arches of Transept, Bolton Priory, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Arches of Transept, Bolton Priory, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Ground Plan of Bolton Priory, 1897. Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Ground Plan of Bolton Priory, 1897. From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

From the North, Bolton Priory, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
From the North, Bolton Priory, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

From the West, Bolton Priory, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
From the West, Bolton Priory, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Bolton Priory, 1882, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Bolton Priory, 1882, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Nave and North and South Aisle, Melrose Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

From the East, Melrose Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
From the East, Melrose Abbey, 1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

The Cloisters, Melrose Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
The Cloisters, Melrose Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Melrose Abbey, 1882, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Melrose Abbey, 1882, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

The Choir, Fountains Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
The Choir, Fountains Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

The Tower, Fountains Abbey, c1880, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
The Tower, Fountains Abbey, c1880, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Fountains Abbey, 1882, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Fountains Abbey, 1882, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Choir, Looking West, Tintern Abbey, c1885, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Choir, Looking West, Tintern Abbey, c1885, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

From South Transept, Tintern Abbey, c1885, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
From South Transept, Tintern Abbey, c1885, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

From the South, Tintern Abbey, c1885, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
From the South, Tintern Abbey, c1885, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Tintern Abbey, 1882, (1897). Artist: Alexander Francis Lydon
Tintern Abbey, 1882, (1897). From The Ruined Abbeys of Britain by Frederick Ross. [William Mackenzie, London, 1897]

Danesfield House, Buckinghamshire, home of the Scott-Murray family, c1880

Highcliffe Castle, Dorset, home of the Marchioness of Waterford, c1880. Highcliffe Castle was built in the 1830s for Lord Stuart de Rothesay

Downton Castle, Herefordshire, home of Baronet Boughton, c1880

Toddington Park, Gloucestershire, home of Lord Sudeley, c1880. The Gothic Revival house was built between 1820 and 1835 for Charles Hanbury-Tracy, the first Lord Sudeley

Hanbury Hall, Worcestershire, home of the Vernon family, c1880. The house was designed in 1701 in William and Mary style by William Rudhall for Thomas Vernon

Westwood Park, Worcestershire, home of Lord Hampton, c1880

Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, home of the Winn family, c1880. Built on the site of a medieval priory, the construction of this Palladian mansion was begun in 1733

Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, home of Lord Forbes, c1880

Dytchley House, Oxfordshire, home of Viscount Dillon, c1880

The Down House, Dorset, home of Baronet Smith-Marriott, c1880

Lathom House, Lancashire, home of Lord Skelmersdale, c1880

Cowdray Park, Sussex, home of the Earl of Egmont, c1880

Dalkeith Palace, Edinburgh, Scotland, home of the Duke of Buccleuch, c1880. Dalkeith Palace was built in the early 18th century

Aldby Park, Yorkshire, home of the Darley family, c1880. The house was built in the 1720s

West Wycombe House, Buckinghamshire, home of Baronet Dashwood, c1880. West Wycombe House was built between 1740 and 1800

Studley Royal, Yorkshire, home of the Marquess of Ripon, c1880

Lanhydrock, Cornwall, home of Lord Robartes, c1880. Most of the house is Victorian, although parts of it date back to 1620

Glynde Place, Sussex, home of Viscount Hampden, c1880. Glynde Place is an Elizabethan manor house built by the in the 1560s

Longleat, home of the Marquess of Bath, Wiltshire, c1880. Designed by Robert Smythson, Longleat is regarded as one of the finest Elizabethan country houses in England

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EDITORS COMMENTS

Alexander Lydon was a talented artist known for his stunning depictions of grand estates and castles in the late 19th century. His works captured the essence of these magnificent homes, showcasing their architectural beauty and historical significance. One such masterpiece is "Chatsworth House, Derbyshire, " the ancestral home of the Duke of Devonshire. Lydon's brushstrokes bring to life the grandeur and opulence of this majestic residence, transporting viewers back to its heyday in c1880. In another captivating piece titled "Dunster Castle, Somerset, " Lydon showcases the Fownes-Luttrell family's impressive abode. The castle stands proudly on a hilltop, surrounded by lush greenery that adds to its enchanting charm. Lydon also immortalized "Elvaston Castle, Derbyshire, " which belonged to the Earl of Harrington. With meticulous attention to detail, he captures every intricate feature of this Gothic Revival mansion, making it come alive on canvas. "Raby Castle, County Durham, " home to the Duke of Cleveland during that time period, is another subject that Lydon masterfully portrays. The painting exudes an air of majesty as it highlights both the castle's imposing structure and its picturesque surroundings. Moving away from castles but still capturing architectural marvels with equal finesse is Lydon's work titled "From the North-West: Kirkstall Abbey. " This piece transports us back even further in time as we witness this historic abbey through his eyes. Lydon also ventured into capturing palaces like "Danbury Palace" in Essex – once owned by the Bishop of Rochester – where he skillfully depicts its regal façade against a serene landscape backdrop. The breathtaking Sezincote estate in Gloucestershire finds itself beautifully portrayed by Lydon as well. Home to Baronet Rushout at that time period; his artwork allows us a glimpse into the exotic architecture and stunning gardens of this Indian-inspired masterpiece.