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 73
casion to say that he seems to have been a manof abilities, which may be regarded as one of thosegeneralisations that serve so often to cover ignorance ofany actual grounds on which to base the assumption. Although, as I have pointed out, among Thorpes plansis one of WoUaton, giving a slight basis… … JOHN THORPE AND OTHERS 45 not regard, as some have done, the wording on Smithsonstomb in Wollaton Church to be conclusive testimonythat the latter alone designed the great house. Theepitaph runs thus : Mr. Robert Smithson, gent., archi-tect and surveyor unto the most worthy house ofWollaton with…
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