A short history of renaissance architecture in England, 1500-1800 (1900)
Blomfield, Reginald Theodore, Sir, 1856-1942 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 172
n to Wrens design. In 1729 Campbellwas superseded by Ripley, to whom may be attributed theextremely ugly west front of Queen Marys block. It partlyrecalls the baldness of the worst parts of the Horse Guards:and Ripley was on familiar terms with Kent. Ripley prepareda report on the state of the… … ■ai -^ O rt O o — 138 SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN [chap, vii estimate for completion was ^131,750. On March 6th, 1734,a plan was laid before the House of Commons, showing thebuilding complete, but with Queen Marys court not yet built.Ripleys estimate for this w^as ^80,444 i6s., and he appears tohave…
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