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Lutyens houses and gardens (1921)

Weaver, Lawrence, 1876-1930 · London, Offices of "Country life", ltd. [etc.]; New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 122

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s eminently workable andpractical inevery way. Up-stairs the roomsare large, butcall for no par-ticular descrip-tion, save thatthe outlines ofthe glazing barsin the doors ofthe cupboardsin the corridorare good (Fig.82). It is when wecome to thegarden frontthat the fullcharm of thehouse is appar-ent… … n6 Garden Treatment and a more strict adherence to Palladian models wouldhave suggested the crowning of the facade by somemarked feature like a pediment, particularly in view ofthat window. But Sir Edwin is a law unto himself,and happily so. Instead of a central doorway, whichwould have ruined the…

Lutyens, Edwin Landseer, Sir, 1869-1944 · Architecture, Domestic · Gardens

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