Decimus Burton : gentleman architect / Paul A. Rabbitts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rabbitts, Paul A., author.

Contributor:

Gemmill Family Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Architects--Great Britain--Biography.

Architects.

Great Britain.

Burton, Decimus, 1800-1881.

Burton, Decimus.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

208 pages: illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London, UK : Lund Humphries, 2021.

Summary:

A contemporary of Soane, Nash and Pugin, Decimus Burton (1800-1881) was one of the most prolific architects of his day and is best known for his work in London's Royal Parks, including: the Wellington Arch and the Serpentine pavilion in Hyde Park; villas and terraces in Regent's Park and the London Zoo; the Temperate house at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; and the layout and architecture of the seaside towns of Fleetwood and St Leonards-on-Sea, and the spa town of Tunbridge Wells. Other projects include the Atheneum Club, Pall Mall, Adelaide Crescent in Brighton, and Phoenix Park in Dublin. 0Despite his success, very little is known about Burton and he is often overshadowed by the other architects of the time. This may in part be because he moved from a neo-classical style of architecture to a rather less rigorous form of Gothic than that adopted by his critic, A.W Pugin. And it may also be due to the fact that, as the son of a successful builder and developer, he did not receive the formal architectural training of many of his contemporaries.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Burtons: The Early Years

2. A Career in Architecture: The Nash Years

3. A Growing Reputation

4. Domestic Works, Churches and Phoenix Park, Dublin

5. Town Planning and Estates

6. Great Glasshouses: From Chatsworth to Kew

7. Latter Days and Legacy.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-202) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Gemmill Family Book Fund.

ISBN:

1848225245

9781848225244

OCLC:

1241730644

Publisher Number:

99990617262