A short history of renaissance architecture in England, 1500-1800 (1900)
Blomfield, Reginald Theodore, Sir, 1856-1942 · London, G. Bell and sons · leaf 54
n the worst mannerof the Germans. This facade was built without any regard tothe angle towers, the heights and mouldings of which are en-tirely ignored. It is known that there is a break in the historyof the building, Sir Thomas Gorges money having run out;but after the defeat of the Armada, Lady… … CHAP. Ill] THE ENGLISH BUILDERS 37 obtained on a more extravagant scale. The plan and elevationof Longford Castle in the Soane Collection do not tally withthe present building, and an examination of the building andcomparison with the drawings lead to the conjecture that JohnThorpe, or at least an…
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