NOTES: This image (here in the form of a proof plate engraved by J. Basire) was reproduced in the publication 'Antiquities of Ionia', published by the Society of Dilettanti (London, 1769, vol I), chapt. I, pl. II. The book was of great importance in disseminating knowledge of Greek architecture and became a source for the later Greek revival in England.
NOTES: This drawing was reproduced in the publication 'Antiquities of Ionia', published by the Society of Dilettanti (London, 1769, vol I), chapt. II, pl. VII. The book was of great importance in disseminating knowledge of Greek architecture and became a source for the later Greek revival in England.
NOTES: This image (here in the form of a proof plate engraved by J. Gwyn) was reproduced in the publication 'Antiquities of Ionia', published by the Society of Dilettanti (London, 1769, vol I), chapt. II, pl. VII. The book was of great importance in disseminating knowledge of Greek architecture and became a source for the later Greek revival in England.
NOTES: The design of this building was won in open competition by Harvey Lonsdale Elmes in 1839. Construction began in 1841 and after Elmes's death in 1847 work was continued by the Corporation Surveyor, John Weightman, until C. R. Cockerell took over as architect in 1851.