Copped Hall in Essex, the Seat of John Conyers Esqr
Information
Title
Copped Hall in Essex, the Seat of John Conyers Esqr
Record type
Digitised Book Plate Collection
Original Reference
BP/4841-1001/44
Author or creator
Watts; William (1752-1851); engraver
Date
c.1779
Scope & content
Black and white engraved plate depicting Copped Hall in Essex. The Elizabethan Copped Hall was purchased in 1739 by Edward Conyers, a barrister and politician. His son, John inherited the property after his father's death in 1742. Plans for a new Palladian mansion were drawn up, but only the main block was completed on a different site to the Elizabethan house, which was demolished in 1748. This new house was inherited by John Conyer's son, also John, upon the death of his father in 1775. In 1917, the main block of the hall was burnt out in a fire. As of 2022, the 'Copped Hall Trust' runs the mansion and gardens. The engraving shows the house in the background, with deer in the foreground sheltering under trees. The book plate bears the imprints 'Published as the Act directs, Jany 1st. 1781, by W. Watts, Chelsea' and 'W. Watts del. et sculp'. From the book 'The seats of the nobility and gentry' by William Watts