Description:A postcard view of a room known as the Oratory in Boscobel House. Boscobel House and its Royal Oak tree became famous as hiding places of King Charles II after defeat at the Battle of Worcester in 1651.
This postcard was photographed by Bennett Clark, photographer of Wolverhampton. Bennett Clark was one of Wolverhampton's best known local photographers. His studio was at 74 Darlington Street and was operated by himself and continued under his name, by W. E. Hart, was active for more than 60 years, from the end of the nineteenth century to the 1960s.
This postcard was franked in Brewood on 1 June 1907 and sent to an address in Chester.