English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft (1911)
Gardner, John Starkie, 1844-1930 · London, B. T. Batsford · leaf 426
arks in hkBody of Architecture, 1756, p. 89, that cast ironis very serviceable to the builder and a vast expense is saved inmany cases by using it; in rails and balusters it makes a rich andmassy appearance when it has cost very little, and when wroughtiron much less substantial would cost a vast… … Jiiiiiimiiiii Sites were taken up in the best squares by speculative builders, and agood deal of cast iron is seen to have been used, possibly for economy.Later it was often used from choice, and under the Regency, whenthe severely classic taste introduced by Napoleon became a fashionin England,…
Ironwork · Decoration and ornament, English · Architecture
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