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A History of the County of Essex
… a relative of Ann Gilbert, daughter of Isaac Taylor. The architect made no charge for his services. Ibid. Congr. Year …
A Topographical Dictionary of Wales
… the abutments, and was executed by Edwards, the celebrated architect of Pont-y-Pridd. Clasemont, late the seat of Sir …
Old and New London
… says of him, "As a painter, he was below mediocrity; as an architect, he was the restorer of the science; as a gardener … many." He frequently declared that he caught his taste for landscape gardening from reading the picturesque descriptions … a moderate architect, was at the same time an admirable landscape gardener. Another worthy who reposes here is …
The Environs of London
… The last Earl of Burlington, whose skill and taste as an architect have been frequently recorded, built near this old … Pope, by Kent; the celebrated picture of Belisarius; a landscape, with a man hawking, by Inigo Jones; a very fine … the chancel Ap. 17, 1748." Kent was both a painter and an architect; in the former capacity he acquired but little …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… achievements at Chiswick were those of the naval architect John Isaac Thornycroft (18431928). 53 Launch …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Burlington Lane the Cedars, from c. 1863 the home of the landscape painter Henry Dawson (1811-78), 22 faced Corney … to which it is the work of Richard Norman Shaw, estate architect from 1877 until 1880. 15 The very first houses were … there were several distinguished residents, including the architect C. F. A. Voysey (1857-1941) at no. 7 Blandford Road …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… Manor-House, on opposite sides of the river, once formed landscape scenery of the finest description. In 1793 the …
A History of the County of Oxford
… rooms in 1935), but nothing is known of its architect: he further constructed the passage known as … of the great building Deans, and in addition was his own architect. In 1705 he designed Peckwater Quadrangle which was … by Franz Hals, a portrait of Garrick by Reynolds, and a landscape with cows by N. Cuyp. The Library. The Library at …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… early 16th-century; on E. face of S.E. pier, traces of landscape with part of doorway and a shield-of-arms above of …