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Holloway Prison, London: detail of gryphon holding a key, flanking the main entrance
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NOTES: Holloway Prison was designed by James Bunstone Bunning in 1852. It was added to in the 1960s.
Flats in Holford Square, Finsbury, London: the name above the entrance to Bevin Court and the borough's coat of arms
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NOTES: Tecton were responsible for the masterplan, which was given Town Planning consent in 1948, and Skinner, Bailey & Lubetkin were responsible for its development and execution.
Unexecuted design for proposed new house or for new front, Cawdor Castle, Highlands: plan of portico and part-plan of rooms behind and elevation
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NOTES: This design with the armorials of the Campbells of Cawdor in the pediment probably dates from the period 1684-1702 when Sir Hugh Campbell of Cawdor was repairing and enlarging the house.
Design for a cartouche supported by two putti
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NOTES: This drawing is attributed to an unidentified 17th century Flemish architect.
Sketches of entwined coils ending in two swans' heads
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NOTES: This drawing is attributed to an unidentified 17th century Flemish architect.
Sketch of entwined coils ending in two serpents' heads
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NOTES: This drawing is attributed to an unidentified 17th century Flemish architect.
Design for stained glass or plasterwork incorporating the arms of Charles I for the Mercers' Company, London
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NOTES: This drawing is attributed to an unidentified 17th century English architect. The female figure on the right is the 'Mercers Maiden', the symbol of the Mercers' Company, the premier livery company of the City of London (to which Inigo Jones was admitted as a member in 1620). Their Hall was destroyed in 1666 during the Great Fire and was rebuilt in 1676.
Designs for a proposed royal palace and outbuildings, London: elevation of entrance facade
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NOTES: This project, about which almost nothing is known, probably dates from circa 1728- circa 1740.
Designs for a proposed royal palace and outbuildings, London: transverse section through the throne room showing canopied throne and royal arms
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NOTES: This project, about which almost nothing is known, probably dates from circa 1728- circa 1740.
Mary Ward Settlement (Passmore Edwards Settlement Buildings), Tavistock Place, London: detail of library door plate with the monogram of Thomas Hill Green
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NOTES: The Mary Ward Settlement (originally known as the Passmore Edwards Settlement Buildings) was founded in the 1890s by Mary Augusta Ward under the financial patronage of John Passmore Edwards. It aimed to provide facilities to 'improve the the religious, moral, intellectual or physical well-being of the people of London' and was also notable for housing the first fully equipped classrooms for children with disabilities. The library was dedicated to Thomas Hill Green (1836-1882), philosopher, whose writings influenced Mary Ward. See RIBA134800 for the negative of this image.