Johnston’s House

Original titleCaptain Johnston Iniskillin Dragoons House
Year painted1822
Museum reference numberPR152
Address and postcodeExact location in Englefield Green not yet located
Listed building number
Construction date of building depicted and major alterationsAt the time of Hassell’s painting this house was occupied by Christian Frederick Charles Alexander James Johnston of the 6th Inniskilling Dragoons.

In 1817 Johnston married Elizabeth Jane Henrietta Tollemache the eldest daughter of Admiral Tollemach who lived in another house illustrated by Hassell (PR155). The Journals of the House of Lords record their divorce in 1826 after Elizabeth’s affair with the Earl of Cardigan with whom she then entered into another unhappy marriage.


Ritchie, M., & Ritchie, C. (1957). WITH THE INNISKILLINGS IN FLANDERS, 1815. Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research, 35(144), 175-181.
Retrieved April 16, 2020, from www.jstor.org/stable/44226818
This contains quotes from correspondence between Johnston and his mother.  
History of ownership/residents and use
Location’s present statusUnknown
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