Stiffleaf's photos

harrow, burges, 1871

harrow, burges, 1871

15 Nov 2009 156
harrow speech school

harrow speech school

15 Nov 2009 114
harrow speech hall 1872

harrow speech hall 1872

15 Nov 2009 153
designed by burges but watered down in execution
harrow burges' speech hall

harrow burges' speech hall

15 Nov 2009 119
harrow 1871

harrow 1871

15 Nov 2009 122
glasgow exchange 1874 john burnes

glasgow exchange 1874 john burnes

14 Nov 2009 127
this design was a direct copy of burges' law courts entry
gayhurst cerberus 1859

gayhurst cerberus 1859

14 Nov 2009 130
protecting the male servants loos!
dover town hall 1859-63,80-3,94

dover town hall 1859-63,80-3,94

14 Nov 2009 118
burges design, but watered down by those who carried on after his death
dover tower

dover tower

14 Nov 2009 111
burges design, but lacking his individual touch due to financial constraints
dover municipal buildings

dover municipal buildings

14 Nov 2009 96
designed by burges, but mostly built after his death, and lacking fire
dover lock up

dover lock up

14 Nov 2009 109
round the back of burges' town hall
dover town hall gables

dover town hall gables

14 Nov 2009 125
showing burges' hand in the crocketed gable and window design, but lacking his personal touch
dover clocktower

dover clocktower

14 Nov 2009 114
recognisably by burges, though done on the cheap after his demise
dover burges doorway

dover burges doorway

14 Nov 2009 124
the town hall was a project that continued long after the death of its designer, and monetary concerns led to a watering down of original plans. however, this doorway at least is strongly burges, even if the interiors never reached his imaginative heights
castell coch wallwalk

castell coch wallwalk

15 Nov 2009 126
castell coch walls

castell coch walls

15 Nov 2009 162
strongly sculptural forms on the exterior act as a foil to burges' fantasia inside
castell coch hall fireplace

castell coch hall fireplace

15 Nov 2009 111
castell coch hall

castell coch hall

15 Nov 2009 122
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