Studio: international art (7.1896)

The Revival of English Domestic A rchitecture

be fairly taken as a type—and possibly the finest
example—of the more palatial of Mr. Norman
Shaw's private houses.

The originality based on mere eccentricity very
rarely attracted him—the novelty which was ob-
tained by devices for comfort and convenience is
everywhere to be found. In the interiors of 6 Eller-
dale Road, the screened door, which adds a
pleasant feature to one room, is not a merely archi-

its occupants. In this little attic—as it were—is
Mr. Norman Shaw's private studio. A sloping
desk, below the window, with sketches in progress
still on it, is no doubt the birthplace of the many
beautiful houses which stand monuments to his
refined skill all over England.

It would be easy and instructive to dwell on the
technical excellences of his work. Other period-
icals devoted to the subject have given many

the billiard-room, " dawpool " r. norman shaw, r.a., architect

(From a Photograph talicn especially for The Studio by Messrs. Bedford Lemcre &■ Co.)

tectural detail, but adds privacy, and avoids the
draught from the door to one sitting by the fire.
So in the dining-room, the great cosy hearth,
with its windows on either side, makes a room
within a room. More than that, it adds a third
apartment, for above this ingle-nook, reached by a
flight of stairs to the left of the recess, is a delight-
ful snuggery, with a window overlooking the valley
below, and another through which you see into the
dining-room, and can, if needs be, converse with
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articles on this aspect of his labour. Here we are
more concerned with the artistic aspect of his work,
and can assess it on its evident merits, without
understanding fully the means used to obtain the
results.

Nor is it possible to dwell on the public buildings
for which he is responsible ; Messrs. Baring's Bank

(1880) ; the offices of the Alliance Assurance

(1881) , at the corner of Pall Mall and St. James'
Street; New Scotland Yard (1886),an acknowledged