Castle Inn, Battersea High Street

Watercolour by J.T. Wilson, depicting the Castle Inn, Battersea High Street. 1868.

The watercolour depicts a street scene, with a dirt road, buildings and an enclosed tree lined area to the left. There are figures on the street, including 2 groups of two, one standing and one sitting, near the entrance of the inn and a man in a horse-drawn carriage.The building is a three-story structure, with a prominent projecting bay window with a street lamp on the first floor and a horse entrance under it. The buildings in the watercolour have a light coloured façade with a slight yellowish tint. On top of the projecting window there is a sign with "YOUNG/BAINBRIDGE/ENTIRE" in golden letters on blue background on the side, and "GI/CAS/IN" in golden letters on a red background facing the front of the building. The scene is dominated by a group of large leafy trees in the back of the composition, behind a low wall.