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The Gothic Temple, Bramham Park, West Yorkshire

The Gothic Temple, Bramham Park, West Yorkshire

In the early 18th century Bramham Park, just south of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, was the seat of Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley. His laying-out of the park was summarised by Lady Oxford after her visit in 1745: ‘Lord Bingley has adorned a barren country in a most delightful manner with water and wood walks’. The next generation continued his work, and their additions included a little gothic…

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Pavilions in Peril part II: Persisting in Peril

Pavilions in Peril part II: Persisting in Peril

In 1987 Save Britain’s Heritage, the charity which campaigns to save historic buildings from needless destruction, published Pavilions in Peril, a report into the great number of garden buildings in Britain that faced an uncertain future. In drawing attention to historic buildings that are vacant and whose future is uncertain, the charity hoped to identify new owners able to repair and/or find a…

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Fig and leaf etching from Pomona or The Fruit-Garden Illustrated by Batty Langley, 1729

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Gothic architecture, improved by rules and proportions : in many grand designs of columns, doors, windows, chimney-pieces, arcades, colonades, porticos, umbrellos, temples and pavillions &c. : with plans, elevations and profiles (1747)

Author: Langley, Batty, 1696-1751; Langley, Batty, 1696-1751. Ancient architecture restored and improved; Langley, T. (Thomas), 1702-1751; Millan, John, d. 1782 Subject: Architecture, Gothic; Architecture Publisher: London : Printed for John Millan, near Whitehall

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Gothic architecture, improved by rules and proportions : in many grand designs of columns, doors, windows, chimney-pieces, arcades, colonades, porticos, umbrellos, temples and pavillions &c. : with plans, elevations and profiles (1747)

Author: Langley, Batty, 1696-1751; Langley, Batty, 1696-1751. Ancient architecture restored and improved; Langley, T. (Thomas), 1702-1751; Millan, John, d. 1782 Subject: Architecture, Gothic; Architecture Publisher: London : Printed for John Millan, near Whitehall

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Gothic architecture, improved by rules and proportions : in many grand designs of columns, doors, windows, chimney-pieces, arcades, colonades, porticos, umbrellos, temples and pavillions &c. : with plans, elevations and profiles (1747)

Author: Langley, Batty, 1696-1751; Langley, Batty, 1696-1751. Ancient architecture restored and improved; Langley, T. (Thomas), 1702-1751; Millan, John, d. 1782 Subject: Architecture, Gothic; Architecture Publisher: London : Printed for John Millan, near Whitehall

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Gothic architecture (1742)

Author: Langley, Batty Subject: Architecture; Architecture, Gothic; Architecture, English; Architecture Publisher: London : Printed for I. & J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, Holborn Year: 1742

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Gothic architecture (1742)

Author: Langley, Batty Subject: Architecture; Architecture, Gothic; Architecture, English; Architecture Publisher: London : Printed for I. & J. Taylor, at the Architectural Library, Holborn Year: 1742