The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 74
e I first visited Cobham, where a large andsplendid palace, of the date of Queen Elizabeth, formed the three sides of aquadrangle, the fourth side being open to the west. The centre building hadbeen altered by Inigo Jones, who had added four pilastres without any atten-tion to the original style,… … -^^^^ 54 THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. [Frbruart, adapted to the customs and manners of the times in which tlicy were l)uih,was cold and comfortless, compared with modern houses. A large hall, an-ciently used as the dining-rooin, occupied more than half tlie centre ; andthe rest…
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