Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture (1915)
Swarbrick, John, b. 1879 · London, B.T. Batsford, ltd., New York, C. Scribner's Sons · leaf 280
ase should beninety-nine yearsfrom Ladyday 1768,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 Adelphi Build-ings,2 in the thirdvolume of the Works, that thisundertaking wascommenced… … The site was formerly occupied by old Durham House and from this 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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