Dartmouth, The Old Butter Walk, Devon

Medium: Chromolithograph

Artist: W. Spreat

Engraver: W. Spreat

Dated: c. 1830

Image Dimensions: 13" x 10" (33.02cm x 25.4cm)

Price: £160.00

This beautiful antique lithograph captures a lively, historical street scene titled “Dartmouth, The Old Butter Walk.” Published circa 1840 by W. W. Way and executed by lithographer N. Spreat of Exeter, the print depicts a bustling early Victorian crowd gathered for a puppet show, with the masts of rigged ships visible in the harbor.Architecturally, the print highlights Dartmouth’s famous Butterwalk, a row of Grade I listed merchant houses built between 1635 and 1640. It showcases a prime example of 17th-century timber-framed architecture, featuring cantilevered upper floors, intricate carved wooden brackets, and a ground-floor arcade supported by eleven granite Tuscan columns.This high-quality topographical print serves as both an eye-catching decorative piece and an invaluable historical record of English West Country architecture. Perfect for collectors of maritime history, architectural prints, or Devon topography.