Vintage real photo postcard depicting Hughenden Manor, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, the historic country home of Benjamin Disraeli (1804–1881), twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and 1st Earl of Beaconsfield. Disraeli and his wife acquired Hughenden Manor in 1848, and the estate became his principal country residence and remained closely associated with him for decades. The property is now cared for by the National Trust. The image is captioned “HIGH WYCOMBE. HUGHENDEN MANOR.” The reverse bears the publisher’s details, Photochrom Co. Ltd., London and Tunbridge Wells, together with an old manuscript annotation referring to Disraeli. An interesting piece of historical ephemera directly associated with Disraeli’s home and legacy.
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