About the "leads" where Elizabeth and Sam spent their evenings:
Willoughby House is a magnificent house in Nottingham built by the Hon. Rothwell Willoughby (brother of Lord Middleton) between 1730 and 1740.
When it was built, the view from the roof was regarded as a great asset and walkways covered with lead were made around the edge, easy access to which was arranged by means of internal stairways. To prevent accidents, parapets were set up and the good folk of the 18th century -- and even earlier -- used to spend a good deal of their leisure on these "leads" as they called them. Readers of Pepys Diary will find references to evenings spent upon the leads engaged in singing and talking.
After the Great Fire, Charles II commissioned some of London's loveliest churches.
Angelo Hornak photographed this gallery of magnificent weathervanes [CLICK BELOW] for his book AFTER THE FIRE, London Churches in the Age of Wren, Hawksmoor & Gibbs published by Pimpernel Press.
See some lovely photos of weathervanes and churches:
After the Great Fire, Charles II commissioned some of London's loveliest churches.
Angelo Hornak photographed this gallery of magnificent weathervanes [CLICK BELOW] for his book AFTER THE FIRE, London Churches in the Age of Wren, Hawksmoor & Gibbs published by Pimpernel Press.
See some lovely photos of weathervanes and churches:
In the autumn of 1664 John Evelyn published his translation of “A Parallel of the antient architecture” from the French written by Roland Fréart de Chambray.
It appeared around the same time as his “Sylva, or A Discourse of forest trees”, the two volumes on architecture and gardening being received at court as a complementary pair.
For more on Evelyn and Early Modern thinking about the relationship between architecture and gardening, see “John Evelyn as modern architect and ancient gardener: 'lessons of perpetual practice' Book or Report Section Accepted Version Bullard, P. (2016) In: Bullard, P. and Tadié, A. (eds.) Ancients and moderns in Europe: comparative perspectives. Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment. Voltaire Foundation. University of Oxford, Oxford, pp. 171-188. ISBN 9780729411776 Available at https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/658… and his thesis at https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/658…
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About the "leads" where Elizabeth and Sam spent their evenings:
Willoughby House is a magnificent house in Nottingham built by the Hon. Rothwell Willoughby (brother of Lord Middleton) between 1730 and 1740.
When it was built, the view from the roof was regarded as a great asset and walkways covered with lead were made around the edge, easy access to which was arranged by means of internal stairways. To prevent accidents, parapets were set up and the good folk of the 18th century -- and even earlier -- used to spend a good deal of their leisure on these "leads" as they called them. Readers of Pepys Diary will find references to evenings spent upon the leads engaged in singing and talking.
FROM: http://www.nottshistory.org.uk/ar…
San Diego Sarah • Link
After the Great Fire, Charles II commissioned some of London's loveliest churches.
Angelo Hornak photographed this gallery of magnificent weathervanes [CLICK BELOW] for his book AFTER THE FIRE, London Churches in the Age of Wren, Hawksmoor & Gibbs published by Pimpernel Press.
See some lovely photos of weathervanes and churches:
https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020…
San Diego Sarah • Link
After the Great Fire, Charles II commissioned some of London's loveliest churches.
Angelo Hornak photographed this gallery of magnificent weathervanes [CLICK BELOW] for his book AFTER THE FIRE, London Churches in the Age of Wren, Hawksmoor & Gibbs published by Pimpernel Press.
See some lovely photos of weathervanes and churches:
https://spitalfieldslife.com/2020…
San Diego Sarah • Link
In the autumn of 1664 John Evelyn published his translation of “A Parallel of the antient architecture” from the French written by Roland Fréart de Chambray.
It appeared around the same time as his “Sylva, or A Discourse of forest trees”, the two volumes on architecture and gardening being received at court as a complementary pair.
For more on Evelyn and Early Modern thinking about the relationship between architecture and gardening, see “John Evelyn as modern architect and ancient gardener: 'lessons of perpetual practice' Book or Report Section Accepted Version Bullard, P. (2016) In: Bullard, P. and Tadié, A. (eds.) Ancients and moderns in Europe: comparative perspectives. Oxford University Studies in the Enlightenment. Voltaire Foundation. University of Oxford, Oxford, pp. 171-188. ISBN 9780729411776
Available at https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/658…
and his thesis at https://centaur.reading.ac.uk/658…