DOI Heft:
No. 36 (March, 1896)
DOI Artikel:The revival of english domestic architecture, [2], The work of Mr. Norman Shaw
DOI Seite / Zitierlink:https://doi.org/10.11588/diglit.17296#0119
The Revival of English Domestic A rchitecture
more widely known group of Queen Anne houses.
The charm of its massing is peculiarly evident,
for the picturesque effect of each front seems to
have been gained as the natural result of the
ground plan, and not adopted merely for its external
appearance. The interiors are especially fine; the
entrance hall has a delightful glazed screen, with a
certain reminiscence of the famous portrait of
Will Somers at Hampton Court. The picture-
marble tombs of the English Renaissance. The
charm of this sumptuous ingle-nook cannot be put
into words ; in it the extremes of ornate and stately
decoration are combined with the maximum of
cosiness and comfort. It is this happy wedding of
the monumental with the domestic that gives to Mr.
Shaw's interiors a peculiar charm. The billiard-
room, which is a sort of ante-chamber, is a unique
apartment, wherein four noble arches spring direct
room presents so many notable features that it is
hard to say which merits most attention. The
superb fireplace is seen in the illustration, but at
the opposite end a sumptuous open screen of carved
oak, with brass banisters in lieu of glazing, supports
a balcony running across the whole width, which is
in its way as notable as the treatment of the chim-
ney-hearth. Another fireplace, partially seen in the
picture of the dining-room, is a most stately com-
position. Two huge round pillars of polished
marble support an entablature which recalls the five
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from the floor, without any break in their huge
mouldings. The result justifies the bold attempt to
introduce so striking a feature into a private house.
Every detail of this really wonderful house would
repay study; and could a whole number of The
Studio be devoted to it the space would not be suffi-
cient to exhaust the material. Even if this were
the one instance of the architect's genius, it might
well be sufficient for his great and well-deserved
reputation. Many of the houses dismissed in a
brief line are almost equally worthy; but this may
more widely known group of Queen Anne houses.
The charm of its massing is peculiarly evident,
for the picturesque effect of each front seems to
have been gained as the natural result of the
ground plan, and not adopted merely for its external
appearance. The interiors are especially fine; the
entrance hall has a delightful glazed screen, with a
certain reminiscence of the famous portrait of
Will Somers at Hampton Court. The picture-
marble tombs of the English Renaissance. The
charm of this sumptuous ingle-nook cannot be put
into words ; in it the extremes of ornate and stately
decoration are combined with the maximum of
cosiness and comfort. It is this happy wedding of
the monumental with the domestic that gives to Mr.
Shaw's interiors a peculiar charm. The billiard-
room, which is a sort of ante-chamber, is a unique
apartment, wherein four noble arches spring direct
room presents so many notable features that it is
hard to say which merits most attention. The
superb fireplace is seen in the illustration, but at
the opposite end a sumptuous open screen of carved
oak, with brass banisters in lieu of glazing, supports
a balcony running across the whole width, which is
in its way as notable as the treatment of the chim-
ney-hearth. Another fireplace, partially seen in the
picture of the dining-room, is a most stately com-
position. Two huge round pillars of polished
marble support an entablature which recalls the five
106
from the floor, without any break in their huge
mouldings. The result justifies the bold attempt to
introduce so striking a feature into a private house.
Every detail of this really wonderful house would
repay study; and could a whole number of The
Studio be devoted to it the space would not be suffi-
cient to exhaust the material. Even if this were
the one instance of the architect's genius, it might
well be sufficient for his great and well-deserved
reputation. Many of the houses dismissed in a
brief line are almost equally worthy; but this may