A description of Ancient Domestic Architecture in Britain , and a short description of each building, with plans, sections, elevations and technical details, to scale and with measurements in feet. Details are focused on metal work, mouldings, doorways, arches, columns and furniture. Buildings included are: Browne's Hospital, Stamford, Lincolnshire; Penshurst Place, Kent; The Hospital and Grammar School, Ewelme, Oxford; Maybole Castle, Ayrshire, Scotland; Newark Castle on the Clyde; St. Marys Hospital, Chichester; Holcombe Court, Devon; Brazen Nose College, Stamford, Lincolnshire; Bede House, Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire; Old House, Elgin; Old House, Dundee; St. Andrews Castle, Edinburgh; Craigmiller Castle, Edinburgh; Clackmannan Towere; Edinburgh; Mary of Guise's Palace, Edinburgh; The Mint, Edinburgh; Blair's Close, Edinburgh; Blundell's School, Tiverton, Devon; Carmelite Monastry, Stamford, Lincolnshire; Great Malvern Priory, Worcestershire; Norborough Hall, Northamptonshire; Canongate Tolbooth, Edniburgh; Crichton Castle, Crichton; Castle Cambell, Clackmannanshire; St. Salvator's Church, St. Andrews; Roslin Castle, Roslin; Canon's Residence, Ely; Spicer Hall, Bristol; Canynge's House, Bristol; Colston's House, Small Street, Bristol; Haddon Hall, Derbyshire; Chapel in the Episcopal Palace, Wells, Somersetshire; Chapel, The Vyne, Basingstoke, Hants; Abbot's Hospital, Guildford Surrey; Browne's Hospital, Stamford, Lincolnshire.
Dollman, Francis Thomas (1812-1899)
An in-depth study of selected architectural antiquities of Rome, with an analysis of drawings, plans, sections, elevations and details, all with dimensions. There are two volumes in this book. Buildings included in the first volume are: The Triumphal Arch of Titus; The Triumphal Arch of Septimius Severus; The Arch of the Goldsmiths; The Arch of Trajan , at Ancona; The Arch of Constantine; The Pantheon, at Rome; Temple of Antoninus and Faustina. Buildings included in the second volume are: Temple of Vesta, at Tivoli; Temple of Mars Ultor, at Rome; Temple of Jupiter Tonans, at Rome; Temple of Jupiter Stator, at Rome; Temple of Fortuna Virilis, at Rome; Column and Forum of Trajan, at Rome; Column of Antoninus, at Rome; Forum of Nerva, at Rome; Colosseum, at Rome.
Taylor, George Ledwell (1788-1873), architect and author
An in-depth text about the lives and works of engineers, focusing on the history of roads and travel and the life of Thomas Telford. This book is text heavy with accompanying small illustrations through out the book. The content covers topics such as: Old Roads; Early Modes of Conveyance; Manners and Customs Influenced by the State of the Roads; Roads and Travelling in Scotland in the Last Century; Roads and Travelling in England Towards the end of Last Century; John Metcalf, Road-Maker; Life of Thomas Telford - Eskdale; Langholm-Telford a Stonemason; Working Mason in London, and Foreman at Portsmouth; Surveyor for the County of Salop; First Employement as Engineer; The Ellesmere Canal; Iron and Other Bridges; Highland Roads and Bridges; Telford's Scotch Harbours; Caledonian and Other Canals; Telford as a Road-Maker; The Menai and Conway Suspension Bridges; Docks, Drainage, and Bridges; Southey's Tour in the Highlands; Telford's Later years-Death and Character.
Smiles, Samuel (1812-1904), author and government reformer
