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 514
ows one of finer character. A most noted example is onHighgate HiU, where a post is caged round by iron bars whichare carried upward and diverge, into spandrel brackets support-ing a cresting, one end of which is extended to carry the sign. While iron supports frequently hold wooden signs, iron… … FIG, I45. THE SIGNTHE WHITE HART,BLETCHINGLY. 300 English Ironwork of the XVIIth and XVIIIth Centuries Weathercocks and Vanes.Weathercocks were in use in England long before the NormanConquest, when almost unknown on the Continent. Theysurmounted our important buildings, and invariably took theform…
Ironwork · Decoration and ornament, English · Architecture
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