The Bower House (Part-1), The Home of Sir John J. Smith

An original early issue of Country Life magazine dated March 17th 1944 featuring a main article on The Bower House (Part-1), Havering in Essex, The home of Sir John J. Smith. Designed by H. Flitcroft with Charles Bridgeman the landscape gardener for John Baynes 1729. Four page write up with black and white illustrations of the house exterior, garden and grounds. This issue is in very good condition, with a lovely portrait frontispiece of Miss Mary Pepys Cockerell.