tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post7726339800789437396..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Stanway, GloucestershirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-90643555947283712122017-11-20T11:19:55.332+00:002017-11-20T11:19:55.332+00:00Stephen: Indeed. There used to be a lot of wishful...Stephen: Indeed. There used to be a lot of wishful thinking when it came to attributions. Stanway is beautiful, and worth a revisit when you get the chance. Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-82442951671180081742017-11-20T10:59:41.003+00:002017-11-20T10:59:41.003+00:00It is a measure of how much both architectural his...It is a measure of how much both architectural history and garden history has advanced in the last 50 years that that attributions based on style are no longer acceptable. Christopher Wren was also a popular candidate for any classical building in the late Seventeenth Century where the architect was unknown.<br /><br />Seeing this blog reminds me that it has been a while since I have been to Stanway, a house I found utterly charming.Stephen Barkernoreply@blogger.com