tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post9191459128377838472..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Lacock, WiltshirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-5341144683107999022020-06-25T09:22:31.694+01:002020-06-25T09:22:31.694+01:00Hubert: Thank you so much for your comment. I didn...Hubert: Thank you so much for your comment. I didn't know about the Corsham connection. Drawings – especially of rejected designs! – can be very illuminating.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-657158708786461342020-06-24T21:56:30.297+01:002020-06-24T21:56:30.297+01:00There is a drawing for a proposed re-design (1747)...There is a drawing for a proposed re-design (1747) by Nathaniael Ireson (1686-1769) of Corsham Court that shows these Boromini style capitals. The design was rejected. There is a self portrait statue of "the master builder" in Wincanton. He also built Stourhead, Ven House and a lot of Wincanton. They look rather splendid on this house which is just down the road from Corsham Court and were probably carved by him for Corsham.Hubert Restorationhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06449951582601398817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-14838203745917920872012-08-25T14:32:05.588+01:002012-08-25T14:32:05.588+01:00One is often torn between demanding neo-classical ...One is often torn between demanding neo-classical perfectionism in architecture and devil-may-care individualism! Maybe this builder felt the urge to be different; it's certainly not unattractive as far as can be seen.<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Click here for Bazza’s Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.com