Survey of London: St. James, Westminster. pt. 1. South of PiccadillyUniversity of London for the London County Council, 1960 |
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Page 91
... balusters were to be painted white and gilded.105 Letters from Byfield to the Marchioness in August 1790 indicate , however , that she had decided against this alteration of the balusters . They speak also not of a ' fancy colour ' but ...
... balusters were to be painted white and gilded.105 Letters from Byfield to the Marchioness in August 1790 indicate , however , that she had decided against this alteration of the balusters . They speak also not of a ' fancy colour ' but ...
Page 131
... balusters , extends across the east side . The walls above are decorated with panels of the same width as those below , the central ones framed by a gad- rooned moulding ( Plate 147b ) . Above the en- riched dentil cornice , a plain ...
... balusters , extends across the east side . The walls above are decorated with panels of the same width as those below , the central ones framed by a gad- rooned moulding ( Plate 147b ) . Above the en- riched dentil cornice , a plain ...
Page 206
... balusters ( substituted in the course of building for the balcony design shown in Plate 199 ) below the three evenly spaced Venetian windows . These are slightly recessed in large round - arched openings in the plain brick face , and ...
... balusters ( substituted in the course of building for the balcony design shown in Plate 199 ) below the three evenly spaced Venetian windows . These are slightly recessed in large round - arched openings in the plain brick face , and ...
Contents
General Introduction | 1 |
Little St Jamess Street and Catherine Wheel Yard 510 | 8 |
A St Jamess Square in 1821 1930 and 1960 Drawn by F A Evans | 18 |
Copyright | |
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