By 1801, the population of the whole of Shoreditch (of which Hoxton was a part) had grown to 34,766, doubled to 68,564 by 1831 and in 1861 was 129,364. As the population grew the parish of Shoreditch was divided...
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Dec 8th, 2010
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Exterior | Institutions | Places of Worship | Portfolio |
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St John the Baptist, Hoxton
Dec 8th, 2010
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Patrick |
Conservation | Exterior | National Trust for Scotland | Portfolio |
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Pollok House, Glasgow
Pollok House was built in 1752 and designed by William Adam. It was gifted to the City of Glasgow in 1966 by Dame Anne Maxwell Macdonald, whose family had owned the estate for almost 700 years. I was...
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Dec 8th, 2010
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Conservation | Exterior | National Trust for Scotland | Portfolio |
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Threave House, Castle Douglas
Threave House was designed in 1871 for Liverpool merchant, William Gordon. It was the creation of architect Charles G H Kinnear (1830-1894), who formed half of one of Scotland's most prominent architectural...
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Dec 8th, 2010
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Exterior | Portfolio |
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St Michael’s Square, Gloucester
St Michael’s Square was laid out in 1882 by Daniel Pidgeon, of Putney in London. The land had previously been open fields and orchards. It represents an important example of late nineteenth century speculative...
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Dec 7th, 2010
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Portfolio | Private Houses | Residences |
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Fife House, Brighton
Fife House was originally built in 1828 by Thomas Cubitt, as part of the Kemp Town estate. It was bought in the following year by William Cavendish, 6th Duke of Devonshire. He had the property, on Lewes...
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Dec 7th, 2010
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Conservation | English Heritage |
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Kenwood House
The original house dates from the early 17th century. The orangery was added in about 1700. In 1754 it was bought by William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield. He commissioned Robert Adam to remodel it from 1764-1779....
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Dec 7th, 2010
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Commercial premises |
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Commercial Rooms, Bristol
The Commercial Rooms, Bristol were built in 1810 by Charles Busby (an architect who had done much work in Brighton and Hove). Originally it housed a club for mercantile interests and during the mid-19th century...
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Nov 26th, 2010
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Clubs and Societies |
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6 Fitzroy Square, Headquarters of the Georgian Group
6 Fitzroy Square is the headquarters of The Georgian Group. The square was designed by Robert Adam and completed by his brothers James and William. I have been a Trustee of the Group for many years and has...
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Nov 26th, 2010
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Monuments |
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The Cenotaph
The Cenotaph was designed by the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, in the years 1919-20. The railings were made a few years later and are erected around the memorial each Remembrance Sunday. I was commissioned to...
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Nov 25th, 2010
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Palaces |
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Hampton Court Palace – Tijou Screen
The iron screen at the end of the Privy Garden and fronting the Thames was designed by the Huguenot ironworker Jean Tijou. Tijou had arrived in England in c.1689 and enjoyed the patronage of King William and...
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