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Neoclassical Style Guide: Symmetry and Proportion
Neoclassical architecture uses symmetry and proportion to create a balanced exterior and interior.
Syon House, Isleworth, London: the Great Hall seen from the ante-room with a bronze of the Dying Gaul in the foreground
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NOTES: The 'Dying Gaul' was cast in Rome by Valodier and acquired by the Duchess of Northumberland in 1773.
Silwood Park, Berkshire
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SOURCE: Robert Mitchell. Plans, and views in perspective, with descriptions, of buildings erected in England and Scotland (London, 1801), pl. 1
Silwood Park, Berkshire
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SOURCE: Robert Mitchell. Plans, and views in perspective, with descriptions, of buildings erected in England and Scotland (London, 1801), pl. 3
Southgate Grove (now known as Grovelands), Enfield, London: the east elevation
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SOURCE: George Richardson. The New Vitruvius Britannicus (London, 1802-1808), pl. 31
Athenaeum, corner of Pall Mall and Waterloo Place, London: the principal front
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SOURCE: Examples for builders, carpenters and joiners (London: Weale, 1857), pl. 8
Dodington Park, Gloucestershire: the Sodbury entrance and lodge from within the park
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NOTES: Dodington Park was begun in 1796 but not completed until after the architect's death.
Designs for a church for Thomas Johnes, Esq.: plan
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NOTES: This drawing comes from an album entitled by Thomas Hardwick 'Sketches of sundry buildings already executed and original designs on varied subjects', which he commenced in 1773. Thomas Johnes inherited the Hafod Estate in Dyfed in 1780 and developed the house and estate, creating a famous picturesque landscape. This design is probably for that estate.
Designs for St Mary the Virgin, Wanstead, London: ground floor plan
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NOTES: This drawing comes from an album entitled by Thomas Hardwick 'Sketches of sundry buildings already executed and original designs on varied subjects', which he commenced in 1773. Hardwick exhibited a drawing 'Elevation of the new church at Wanstead, Essex' at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1791 (no. 487).
Designs for St Mary the Virgin, Wanstead, London: elevation of the west front
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NOTES: This drawing comes from an album entitled by Thomas Hardwick 'Sketches of sundry buildings already executed and original designs on varied subjects', which he commenced in 1773. Hardwick exhibited a drawing 'Elevation of the new church at Wanstead, Essex' at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, in 1791 (no. 487).
Pitzhanger Manor, Walpole Park, Ealing, London: the east facade seen from the entrance
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NOTES: Pitzhanger Manor was owned by Soane from 1800 to 1810 during which time he radically rebuilt it. He demolished most of the existing building except the two-storey south wing built in 1768 by George Dance.
Chatham Dockyard: the main entrance to the Old Admiral's Offices
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NOTES: Chatham Dockyard was established as a Royal Dockyard from 1567. It closed in 1984, but has a number of surviving historic structures ranging in date from the early 18th century to the early-mid 20th century. It is now managed as a visitor attraction.
Dulwich Picture Gallery, London
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NOTES: See RIBA119081 for a black and white version of this image.
Somerset House, Strand, London: the Nelson Staircase (formerly the Navy Staircase)
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NOTES: Restored after 1940 bomb damage by Sir Albert Richardson.