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Claydon House, Middle Claydon: close-up of the wrought-iron balustrading of the parquetry Grand Stairs, with floriated scrolls and ears of corn

RIBA Ref No RIBA5426
Architect/DesignerLightfoot, Luke
Robinson, Sir Thomas (c. 1702-1777)
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityMiddle Claydon
Subject Date1775
Image Date1959
ViewInterior
StyleRococo
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceESP/EHS/446 (ES1277.1)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectCountry 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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