NOTES: Built for the last Nizam of Hyderabad's visits to New Delhi, now used by the Indian Ministry of External Affairs for events and visiting dignitaries. See RIBA131639 for a black and white version of this image.
NOTES: Hatfield House, commissioned by the Lord Treasurer, Robert Cecil, Earl of Salisbury, was designed by Simon Basil, who was Surveyor of the King's Works from 1606 until his death in 1615. The construction of the house was supervised by the surveyor, Robert Lemyinge (or Liminge), from 1607 to 1612. See RIBA147757 for a black and white version of this image.
NOTES: Goddards was built (1898-1900) by Sir Edwin Lutyens for Sir Frederick Merrielees as a holiday rest home for 'ladies of small means' on a plot near Pasture Wood (later Beatrice Webb House) where the Merrielees family lived. In 1910 Merrielees commissioned Lutyens to extend Goddards converting it into a single dwelling for his son and his wife. The design of the garden was a joint collaboration with Lutyens and Gertrude Jekyll. See RIBA149438 for a black and white version of this image.
NOTES: Harlaxton was begun in 1832 by Salvin and was substantially complete by 1844. But the owner (Gregory Gregory) commissioned William Burn to work on the interior and embellish the exterior, which continued up to Gregory's death in 1854. See RIBA148262 for a black and white version of this image.
NOTES: Earlshall is a 16th tower house builit for the Bruces of Earlshall, begun in 1546 and completed in 1617. It was restored in the 1890s by Robert Lorimer, who also laid out the walled garden. See RIBA150406 for a black and white version of this image.
NOTES: The gardens at Hidcote Manor (a late 17th century building, refaced in the 18th century with 20th century additions) were laid out between 1907 and 1930 by the garden designer Lawrence Johnston, whose mother had acquired the estate in 1907. See RIBA150574 for a black and white version of this image.