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The lives of the British architects from William of Wykeham to Sir William Chambers (1909)

Chancellor, E. Beresford (Edwin Beresford), 1868-1937 · London, Duckworth and Co.; New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 393

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cupied at Sion, Adam wasengaged, with his brother James, to replace Paine as archi-tect of Kedleston Hall, and he here carried out, with certainmodifications, the design which the older man had alreadyprepared and begun to work on. On this Adam wasengaged for four years, but before its completion… … u o o p 1-3 ROBERT ADAM 307 remarks that the rooms are spacious, lofty, and finely-proportioned, adding that within, Adam, as was usualwith him, was more successful than without. On this thearchitect was engaged for three years, during which periodhe also built Luton House, Bedfordshire, and, what…

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