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 527
presence of theGresham Grasshopper in large quantities and as a vane on thefirst Royal Exchange is clearly attributable to the Dutch in-fluence. The shape satisfactorily lends itself to the purpose,like the dragon, and the first building, finished in 1570, wasdesigned by^ a Flemish architect, and… … FIG. 157. THE VANE AT BOWCHURCH. FROM AN ENGRAV-ING BY T. CHRISTOPHER. Weathercocks and Vanes 313 bell-tower, and another capping the high Corinthian columnon the Cornhill side. Small grasshoppers beset the dormers ofthe windows and gables. The second Exchange, built after theFire, had high…
Ironwork · Decoration and ornament, English · Architecture
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