tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post4606579392589766912..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: Cheltenham, GloucestershirePhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-45243784416127078382018-08-04T15:51:23.154+01:002018-08-04T15:51:23.154+01:00Hi, that square column is probably meant to 'r...Hi, that square column is probably meant to 'read' as an anta, which was a classical way of terminating a wall. The fact that it's almost freestanding is certainly unusual, but would produce a nice effect for passersby, visually strengthening the facade while (from certain angles) shielding the sides from view.<br /><br />Fascinating stuff!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-9351943811469051332018-08-02T20:54:16.704+01:002018-08-02T20:54:16.704+01:00J.S.Curl made the same point in 'Classical Arc...J.S.Curl made the same point in 'Classical Architecture' - that within the "strict rules" there can be almost infinite variation. Keeping within the rules regarding proportion, etc. guarantees a kind of integrity without really trying: like a well-constructed poem with proper metre and rhyme - it can work, even if the sentiment is almost pure nonsense. With pre-cast materials, a Classical facade could be slapped on many a concrete block currently being foisted on urban landscapes - you could order so many yards, Corinthian, so much Ionic, and so on! But, then again, after so many years of looking at good buildings, perhaps I'm just a stick-in-the-mud olde-fashioned Philistine? Joseph Biddulph (Publisher)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655472675410890012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-20002106602330352012018-08-01T20:06:22.735+01:002018-08-01T20:06:22.735+01:00I must say that my first impression of those two ...I must say that my first impression of those two columns was that they looked odd together. However, I do agree with your point about how English architecture is very inventive within the classical framework. I often sees buildings that make me think that a purist would be horrified by but they provide great visual pleasure.<br /><b><a href="http://todiscoverice.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> CLICK HERE for Bazza’s capricious Blog ‘To Discover Ice’</a></b>bazzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794010156639774028noreply@blogger.com