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Reference code
ABC/233
Title
Plans, Elevations and Sections
Date(s)
- 1788 (Creation)
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1 volume
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Name of creator
(10 Sep 1753-20 Jan 1837)
Biographical history
English architect who specialised in the Neo-Classical style. His best known work was the Bank of England.
Bequeathed his house and collection to the British Nation as the Sir John Soane's Museum.
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A short introduction to architecture before 1788 by Sir John Soane. A description of each building including plans, elevations and sections to scale. Buildings included are: Shottisham, Norfolk; Malvern-Hall, Warwickshire; Letton-Hall, Norfolk; Chillington, Staffordshire; Tendring -Hall, Suffolk; Lodges at Langley-Park, Norfolk; Ryston-Hall, Norfolk; Skelton-Castle, Yorkshire; Mulgrave-Hall, Yorkshire; Burn-Hall, County of Durham; Villa near Hockerill; Oulton, Suffolk; Villa intended for the Honorable Willbraham Tollemache; The Parsonage at Saxlingham; Black-Friars Bridge, Norwich; The Dairy of Hammels, Hertfordshire; Earlsham, Suffolk; Museum designed for the Dilettanti Society, London.
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Language of material
- English
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Good Condition