Claydon House, Middle Claydon: close-up of the wrought-iron balustrading of the parquetry Grand Stairs, with floriated scrolls and ears of corn
Architect/Designer | Lightfoot, Luke |
| Robinson, Sir Thomas (c. 1702-1777) |
Artist/Photographer | Smith, Edwin (1912-1971) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Middle Claydon |
Subject Date | 1775 |
Image Date | 1959 |
View | Interior |
Style | Rococo |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | ESP/EHS/446 (ES1277.1) |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Country houses ; Interior decoration ; Stairs ; Decorative ironwork ; Iron |
NOTES: Originally a Jacobean manor, Claydon House was rebuilt to designs by Sir Thomas Robinson for Ralph, 2nd Lord Verney, from 1768. The new state rooms included a central rotunda and a large ballroom occupying one wing, which remained incomplete at the time of Robinson's death in 1777. Luke Lightfoot was responsible for the wood-carving and parquetry staircase.
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