<p>Taken during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:GLAM/Judges%27_Lodgings/event" class="extiw" title="en:Wikipedia:GLAM/Judges' Lodgings/event">tour and editathon</a> at the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judges%27_Lodgings,_Lancaster" class="extiw" title="w:Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster">Judges' Lodgings, Lancaster</a>. The work shop of Robert Gillow was adjacent. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillows_of_Lancaster_and_London" class="extiw" title="w:Gillows of Lancaster and London">Gillows of Lancaster and London</a> were notable for their high quality furniture- which is displayed here.
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<dl><dt>Carlton House Table 1798</dt></dl><p>The term was first used by Gillows, to describe this writing desk made by them for Lord Derby at Knowsley Hall in 1798 it used a George Hepplewhite design. Carlton house was the Lond home of the Prince of Wales. Documented in the 1796 Estimate Books.
</p><p>Another was made for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarisbrick_Hall" class="extiw" title="w:Scarisbrick Hall">Scarisbrick Hall</a>, Ormskirk in 1823.
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In the background are the Robes of the Lord Chancellor of England
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