DOI Heft:
No. 35 (February, 1896)
DOI Artikel:The revival of English domestic architecture, [1] The work of Mr. Norman Shaw
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17296#0039
The Revival of English Domestic A rchitecture
THE DINING-ROOM, CRAG SIDE R. NORMAN SHAW, R.A., ARCHITECT
finds a strong sympathy with certain Tudor and style, so far as domestic and secular buildings are
other transitional periods, the so-called Early concerned. It is true that in the work of many
English has vanished with the Venetian Gothic earlier men—as, for example, in The Red House,
beloved of Ruskin, and the French Gothic dear Bexley Heath, built by Mr. Philip Webb for Mr.
to Viollet-le-Duc. Who now builds in the style of William Morris, some years before this date—a
the Gaiety Theatre, the St. James's Hall and Res- successful attempt was made to combine a beauti-
taurant, or the Manchester Assize Courts ? The art ful exterior with a comfortable and well-planned
which came from the Church is once again limited interior. Mr. Norman Shaw in a small timber and
to ecclesiastical structures. Call it by what name weather tiled house at Bromley, as early as 1S63,
you will, " Queen Anne " has conquered so far as executed the first building of its sort, or at least the
domestic buildings are concerned, and has had first for which he is responsible. Quickly follow-
much influence upon the few public buildings of ing, were the red brick " Queen Anne" house at
importance—the Imperial Institute, for instance— Hawkhurst, Kent {1864). In this the rubbed red
which have been erected in recent years. brick cornice, the white sash-frames with small
Without claiming that the Queen Anne move- squares, show clearly the particular features which
ment originated in one man, or that the way was were soon after to be widely associated with his
not prepared gradually for the really dramatic work. A Bank at Famham, half timber and red
change, there can be little doubt that Mr. R. brick (1867), and Leye's Wood (1863), with a house
Norman Shaw is popularly and rightly associated at Beckenham (1869), similar to the Hawkhurst
with the movement. Indeed, it may not be going building, and another for Mr. Goodall, R.A., at
too far to say that his New Zealand Chambers in Pinner (1867), and Cragside (1870) for Sir
Leadenhall Street, which bear the date of 1873, William Armstrong, also preceded the New Zealand
gave the final blow to the supremacy of the pointed Chambers. But some of these (especially the fine
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THE DINING-ROOM, CRAG SIDE R. NORMAN SHAW, R.A., ARCHITECT
finds a strong sympathy with certain Tudor and style, so far as domestic and secular buildings are
other transitional periods, the so-called Early concerned. It is true that in the work of many
English has vanished with the Venetian Gothic earlier men—as, for example, in The Red House,
beloved of Ruskin, and the French Gothic dear Bexley Heath, built by Mr. Philip Webb for Mr.
to Viollet-le-Duc. Who now builds in the style of William Morris, some years before this date—a
the Gaiety Theatre, the St. James's Hall and Res- successful attempt was made to combine a beauti-
taurant, or the Manchester Assize Courts ? The art ful exterior with a comfortable and well-planned
which came from the Church is once again limited interior. Mr. Norman Shaw in a small timber and
to ecclesiastical structures. Call it by what name weather tiled house at Bromley, as early as 1S63,
you will, " Queen Anne " has conquered so far as executed the first building of its sort, or at least the
domestic buildings are concerned, and has had first for which he is responsible. Quickly follow-
much influence upon the few public buildings of ing, were the red brick " Queen Anne" house at
importance—the Imperial Institute, for instance— Hawkhurst, Kent {1864). In this the rubbed red
which have been erected in recent years. brick cornice, the white sash-frames with small
Without claiming that the Queen Anne move- squares, show clearly the particular features which
ment originated in one man, or that the way was were soon after to be widely associated with his
not prepared gradually for the really dramatic work. A Bank at Famham, half timber and red
change, there can be little doubt that Mr. R. brick (1867), and Leye's Wood (1863), with a house
Norman Shaw is popularly and rightly associated at Beckenham (1869), similar to the Hawkhurst
with the movement. Indeed, it may not be going building, and another for Mr. Goodall, R.A., at
too far to say that his New Zealand Chambers in Pinner (1867), and Cragside (1870) for Sir
Leadenhall Street, which bear the date of 1873, William Armstrong, also preceded the New Zealand
gave the final blow to the supremacy of the pointed Chambers. But some of these (especially the fine
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