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H P Ditmas 1896 Signed Original 19th Century Watercolour Painting – Cottages, Burton Stone Lane York (Now Demolished) Historical British Landscape
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H P Ditmas 1896 Signed Original 19th Century Watercolour Painting – Cottages, Burton Stone Lane York (Now Demolished) Historical British Landscape

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Type of artwork: Original Antique Watercolour

Artist and Signature: Colonel Harold Percy Ditmas (1853–1937) of York

Colonel Harold Percy Ditmas (1853–1937) was a solicitor and auxiliary officer who commanded the Durham Artillery from 1895, later serving with distinction in the Boer War and World War I. He was granted the honorary rank of Colonel in 1901. A member of a long-established York military family, Ditmas was also a skilled watercolourist. Often signing his works “H.P.D.”, he produced a series of topographical views from the 1870s to the early 20th century, recording Clifton, York, Shoeburyness, and other places connected with his life and service. Today his paintings are valued both as decorative works and as important historical records of vanished or altered locations.

Subject: A charming watercolour showing cottages on Burton Stone Lane, York. The annotation notes that the cottages were demolished in 1896, making this a valuable historic record of lost York architecture.

Approximate age of artwork: Dated 1896

Is the artwork Framed or Mounted: Mounted on backing card (unframed).

Condition Report: The watercolour remain detailed and atmospheric, with some age toning and handling marks as expected from 19th century works on paper. Please see photographs for full condition.

Size of painting incl. backing card 19 x 23 cm (paper size 15 x 9.5 cm)

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Height
9.5cm (3.74")
Width
15cm (5.91")
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Strickland & Russell has dated this 19th Century Watercolour Painting to the 1890s.

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SA1166338
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Description
Type of artwork: Original Antique Watercolour

Artist and Signature: Colonel Harold Percy Ditmas (1853–1937) of York

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Colonel Harold Percy Ditmas (1853–1937) was a solicitor and auxiliary officer who commanded the Durham Artillery from 1895, later serving with distinction in the Boer War and World War I.
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He was granted the honorary rank of Colonel in 1901. A member of a long-established York military family, Ditmas was also a skilled watercolourist. Often signing his works “H.P.D.”, he produced a series of topographical views from the 1870s to the early 20th century, recording Clifton, York, Shoeburyness, and other places connected with his life and service. Today his paintings are valued both as decorative works and as important historical records of vanished or altered locations.

fig 1. A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky.
fig 1. H P Ditmas 1896 Signed Original 19th Century Watercolour Painting – Cottages, Burton Stone Lane York (Now Demolished) Historical British Landscape

Subject: A charming watercolour showing cottages on Burton Stone Lane, York. The annotation notes that the cottages were demolished in 1896, making this a valuable historic record of lost York architecture.

fig 2. A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky.
fig 2. H P Ditmas 1896 Signed Original 19th Century Watercolour Painting – Cottages, Burton Stone Lane York (Now Demolished) Historical British Landscape

Approximate age of artwork: Dated 1896

Is the artwork Framed or Mounted: Mounted on backing card (unframed).

Condition Report: The watercolour remain detailed and atmospheric, with some age toning and handling marks as expected from 19th century works on paper. Please see photographs for full condition.

Size of painting incl. backing card 19 x 23 cm (paper size 15 x 9.5 cm)

Height
9.5cm (3.74")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Date of Manufacture

Strickland & Russell has dated this 19th Century Watercolour Painting to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers
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SA1166338
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Archive I A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky.

H P Ditmas 1896 Signed Original 19th Century Watercolour Painting – Cottages, Burton Stone Lane York (Now Demolished) Historical British Landscape

Archive II A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky. View II
Archive III A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky. View III
Archive IV A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky. View IV
Archive V A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky. View V
Archive VI A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky. View VI
Archive VII A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky. View VII
Archive VIII A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky. View VIII
Archive IX A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky. View IX
Archive X A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky. View X
Archive XI A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky. View XI
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A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky.
H P Ditmas 1896 Signed Original 19th Century Watercolour Painting – Cottages, Burton Stone Lane York (Now Demolished) Historical British Landscape
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A late 19th-century watercolour painting depicting a row of historic street-side cottages with pitched tiled roofs under a soft sky.
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