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Architecture of England

11 March 2013
1856 – Carlton Club, Pall Mall, London

1856 – Carlton Club, Pall Mall, London

Architect: Sydney Smirke The Carlton Club was founded in 1832, as a party political organisation. By 1835 its wealth and standing were such that it was able to occupy new premises on Pall...

08 November 2012
1857 – Art Treasures Exhibition Building, Manchester, Lancashire

1857 – Art Treasures Exhibition Building, Manchester, Lancashire

Architect: Francis Fowke & Edward Salomons A temporary exhibition structure built to hold the ‘Art Treasures of Great Britain” from 5 May to 17 October 1857. The idea for an exhibition in Manchester...

16 March 2013
1857 – Balliol College Chapel, Oxford, Oxfordshire

1857 – Balliol College Chapel, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Architect: William Butterfield The existing Chapel is the third on the site. The first was under construction in 1328, with the second Chape built about 1525. It was pulled down in 1856 to...

14 February 2011
1857 – Design for Halifax Town Hall, Yorkshire

1857 – Design for Halifax Town Hall, Yorkshire

Architect: George Gilbert Scott Perspective View published in The Building News, October 23rd 1857.

10 December 2012
1857 – Little Aston Hall, Staffordshire

1857 – Little Aston Hall, Staffordshire

Architect: E.J. Payne Little Aston Hall was originally constructed around 1730 by Richard Scott of nearby Great Barr Hall, in a Georgian style. The house was restyled by architect James Wyatt for William...

19 December 2012
1858 – Burton Closes Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire

1858 – Burton Closes Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire

Architect: T.D. Barry & E.W. Pugin “THE country mansion which we this week engrave has been erected near Bakewell, in Derbyshire. It is the country residence of William Allcurd, Esq. The mansion was...

11 December 2012
1858 – Crypt Chambers, Eastgate St., Chester, Cheshire

1858 – Crypt Chambers, Eastgate St., Chester, Cheshire

Architect: T.M. Penson Published in The Building News, 1860. Constructed to continue the famous Chester Rows within the design, Penson’s Crypt Chambers is a Grade I listed building. It was built as a...

21 December 2012
1858 – Eastburgh House, Pinner, London

1858 – Eastburgh House, Pinner, London

Architect: David Bryce David Carnegie of Stronvar purchased the Eastbury Park Estate in 1857 and rebuilt the mansion and many other estate buildings to designs by Scottish architect David Bryce. The whole estate...

14 February 2011
1858 – New Library, Exeter College, Oxford

1858 – New Library, Exeter College, Oxford

Architect: George Gilbert Scott