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Recent designs in domestic architecture
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Recent Designs in Domestic A rchitectnre
DINING-ROOM AT “NETHER CABERSTONE,” PEEBLESHIRE J. B. DUNN, F.R.I.B.A., ARCHITECT
of cocoa beans and branches in leaf, and the
decorative cornerpieces to the plain white ceiling.
Another interesting apartment is the drawing-room
with its richly moulded Adam ceiling and ingle
nook. The chimneypiece has a plain rectangular
panel above the shelf; and there is some good floral
embellishment to surround, which encloses a
veined marble interior. Particularly striking is
the staircase, showing up well the fine oak balus-
trading, with its carved panels and posts surmounted
by carvings, representing animals and birds,
including an owl’s head. For the walls a small,
neat floral-patterned paper was used; and the
plainness of the ceiling is broken up in a pleasing
way by the thistle-design ornamental cornerpieces.
The work of Mr. Dunn was shown to much
better advantage in the carefully drawn perspective
showing the exterior of a house at Glenfarg. The
plans of the ground, first and second floors were
excellently conceived, and revealed an exceedingly
good mode of arrangement of all the rooms, the
public apartments being confined to the ground
floor. Plenty of space was allowed for in the
corridors, the bedrooms being spacious and square.
Of the Scottish Academicians represented, Mr.
Washington Browne had an excellent perspective
drawing of St. Paul’s Bridge, London, his design
for which was awarded first place in competition.
This year Mr. Kelly’s sole exhibit was a perspective
and plan of the Harlaw Memorial, erected on the
site of the battlefield of that name. The simplicity
of treatment was in excellent taste.
In its breadth of conception Mr. James Thomson’s
proposed civic centre for Dundee is a meritorious
work. The group of buildings seen in his coloured
bird’s-eye view are characterised by a simple dignity
which is a feature of this architect’s work.
Of the domestic exhibits left undescribed,
mention should be made here of Messrs. Clifford
and Lunan’s fine Renaissance work at “ Stoneleigh,”
Kelvinside, Glasgow. Mr. James Miller, A.R.S.A.,
F.R.I.B.A., had a good perspective drawing of
Kildonan Mansion, Barrhill, Ayrshire, in course of
erection for D. E. Wallace, Esq., and he also showed
a pen-and-ink drawing of a much smaller residence,
known as *’ Blanefield,” Ivirkoswald, Perthshire.
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DINING-ROOM AT “NETHER CABERSTONE,” PEEBLESHIRE J. B. DUNN, F.R.I.B.A., ARCHITECT
of cocoa beans and branches in leaf, and the
decorative cornerpieces to the plain white ceiling.
Another interesting apartment is the drawing-room
with its richly moulded Adam ceiling and ingle
nook. The chimneypiece has a plain rectangular
panel above the shelf; and there is some good floral
embellishment to surround, which encloses a
veined marble interior. Particularly striking is
the staircase, showing up well the fine oak balus-
trading, with its carved panels and posts surmounted
by carvings, representing animals and birds,
including an owl’s head. For the walls a small,
neat floral-patterned paper was used; and the
plainness of the ceiling is broken up in a pleasing
way by the thistle-design ornamental cornerpieces.
The work of Mr. Dunn was shown to much
better advantage in the carefully drawn perspective
showing the exterior of a house at Glenfarg. The
plans of the ground, first and second floors were
excellently conceived, and revealed an exceedingly
good mode of arrangement of all the rooms, the
public apartments being confined to the ground
floor. Plenty of space was allowed for in the
corridors, the bedrooms being spacious and square.
Of the Scottish Academicians represented, Mr.
Washington Browne had an excellent perspective
drawing of St. Paul’s Bridge, London, his design
for which was awarded first place in competition.
This year Mr. Kelly’s sole exhibit was a perspective
and plan of the Harlaw Memorial, erected on the
site of the battlefield of that name. The simplicity
of treatment was in excellent taste.
In its breadth of conception Mr. James Thomson’s
proposed civic centre for Dundee is a meritorious
work. The group of buildings seen in his coloured
bird’s-eye view are characterised by a simple dignity
which is a feature of this architect’s work.
Of the domestic exhibits left undescribed,
mention should be made here of Messrs. Clifford
and Lunan’s fine Renaissance work at “ Stoneleigh,”
Kelvinside, Glasgow. Mr. James Miller, A.R.S.A.,
F.R.I.B.A., had a good perspective drawing of
Kildonan Mansion, Barrhill, Ayrshire, in course of
erection for D. E. Wallace, Esq., and he also showed
a pen-and-ink drawing of a much smaller residence,
known as *’ Blanefield,” Ivirkoswald, Perthshire.
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