Survey of London: St. James, Westminster. pt. 1. South of PiccadillyUniversity of London for the London County Council, 1960 |
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... cornice ) and finishing with a plain coping , both of Portland stone . This parapet was removed , prob- ably by Wimperis in 1884 , in favour of a more appropriate block - modillioned cornice and a blocking - course of stone . Wimperis's ...
... cornice ) and finishing with a plain coping , both of Portland stone . This parapet was removed , prob- ably by Wimperis in 1884 , in favour of a more appropriate block - modillioned cornice and a blocking - course of stone . Wimperis's ...
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... cornice , and above is a high cove rising to a rectangular panel which is enclosed and divided by ornamented ribs and contains an octagonal roof - light . On the first floor wide openings have been made between the rooms , which are now ...
... cornice , and above is a high cove rising to a rectangular panel which is enclosed and divided by ornamented ribs and contains an octagonal roof - light . On the first floor wide openings have been made between the rooms , which are now ...
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... cornice . Parts of the walls above the enriched chair - rail are divided into long nar- row panels but the chimney - breast is plain , the white marble chimneypiece having a carved archi- trave , flanked by margins with intertwined ...
... cornice . Parts of the walls above the enriched chair - rail are divided into long nar- row panels but the chimney - breast is plain , the white marble chimneypiece having a carved archi- trave , flanked by margins with intertwined ...
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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