Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1916)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London : B. T. Batsford · leaf 270
rangedthat the duration ofthe lease should beninety-nine yearsfrom Ladyday 176S,the document wasnot signed until the23rd June 1769,almost a year afterbuilding operationshad been com-menced. It is re-corded, in fact, uponthe illustration ofthe Adclphi Build-ings,- in the thirdvolume of theWorks,… … The site was formerly occupied by old Durham House and from tliis the nameof Durham Yard originated. Regarding this district, consult The Adelphi and its Site,by Henry B. Wheatley, F.S.A., London, 1885, and also The Literary History of theAdelphi and its neighbourhood, by Austin Brereton, London,…
Adam, Robert, 1728-1792 · Adam, James, d. 1794 · Architecture · Decoration and ornament, Architectural · Furniture
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