NOTES: In 1930 the bicentenary of the birth of Josiah Wedgwood I was celebrated by the firm with a week-long pageant, the production of several celebratory wares and a competition for the design of a vase (won by Emmanuel Tjerne).
NOTES: The inscription in the tablet over the doorway has the name of Pope Pius VII and the date 1802, but whether this indicates the date of construction or the date of restoration by Pius VII is unknown.
NOTES: The original Carpenters' Hall was built in the 15th century by London Wall on land originally part of the estate of the Hospital of St Mary without Bishopsgate, also known as St Mary Spital. The Hall was continuously modified until a fire in 1849 severely weakened the building and in 1876 demolition began of the old Hall for the construction of an entirely new building designed by William Wilmer Pocock which opened in 1880.
NOTES: The original Carpenters' Hall was built in the 15th century by London Wall on land originally part of the estate of the Hospital of St Mary without Bishopsgate, also known as St Mary Spital. The Hall was continuously modified until a fire in 1849 severely weakened the building and in 1876 demolition began of the old Hall for the construction of an entirely new building designed by William Wilmer Pocock which opened in 1880.
NOTES: From the 'Large Atlas Folio: Gothic and Italian', a volume of tracings of office drawings made by James Murray during the time he worked in Barry's office, 1839-1847.
NOTES: From the 'Large Atlas Folio: Gothic and Italian', a volume of tracings of office drawings made by James Murray during the time he worked in Barry's office, 1839-1847.
NOTES: This drawing is from an album of designs and sketches by Hunt, who appears to have been an amateur architect. None of these designs are known to have been executed. The drawings seem to date from the mid-1760s to the mid-1790s.
NOTES: This drawing is from an album of designs and sketches by Hunt, who appears to have been an amateur architect. None of these designs are known to have been executed. The drawings seem to date from the mid-1760s to the mid-1790s.
NOTES: This drawing is from an album of designs and sketches by Hunt, who appears to have been an amateur architect. None of these designs are known to have been executed. The drawings seem to date from the mid-1760s to the mid-1790s.
NOTES: This drawing is from an album of designs and sketches by Hunt, who appears to have been an amateur architect. None of these designs are known to have been executed. The drawings seem to date from the mid-1760s to the mid-1790s.