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Victorian Architecture and Dynasticism – Studies in Victorian Architecture & Design Volume Nine

Ruth Miller — Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:05:46 +0000

This volume offers the first critical account of dynasticism in Victorian architecture and design, shedding new light on the cultural dynamics and motivations of the professionals who belonged to the dynasties of the period, including architects, topographical artists, model makers, woodcarvers, and printer-publishers. Although architectural dynasties were defining features of the profession, their significance has been almost entirely overlooked by scholarship. The ninth journal demonstrates that dynasticism was a centrally formative element in the creation of Victorian architecture through six case studies and one interview. This Journal is edited by Dr Joshua Mardell, an architectural historian and lecturer at the Royal College of Art, who is also a member of the Victorian Society Publications Committee.

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Matthew Digby Wyatt by Robert Thorne

Ruth Miller — Mon, 24 Mar 2025 12:06:36 +0000

This latest monography in the Society’s Victorian Architects Series is the first full-length study of Victorian polymath Wyatt’s work.

Matthew Digby Wyatt (1820-77) was a Victorian figure with wide-ranging accomplishments as an architect, administrator, designer, artist, writer and connoisseur. He was a member of the distinguished Wyatt family of architects and artists. He worked with some of the leading figures of his day, including I. K. Brunel, George Gilbert Scott, Herbert Minton and Henry Cole, whilst Owen Jones was a lifelong friend.

From the crucial role he played in project managing the Great Exhibition of 1851 to advising the South Kensington Museum on its collections at the end of his career, Wyatt was at the heart of mid-Victorian developments in architecture, design and museum display.

Author Robert Thorne is a Historian and Consultant at Alan Baxter Ltd. He is an authority on Victorian architecture and construction, especially the building of the Crystal Palace and its influence.

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The Rogue Goths – R.L. Roumieu, Joseph Peacock and Bassett Keeling by Edmund Harris

Marie — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:15:21 +0000

Edmund Harris’s book is the first study devoted to a much-discussed yet poorly-covered chapter in British architectural history which produced some of Victorian England’s most striking and dramatic Gothic buildings. The Rogue Goths includes an introduction to this generation of flamboyant and eccentric architects that began to make its mark in the 1860s. There are studies of three architects Robert Lewis Roumieu, Bassett Keeling and a similarly pioneering study of the life and work of Joseph Peacock, architect of St Simon Zelotes, Chelsea, one of Sir John Betjeman’s favourite Victorian churches. The volume is densely illustrated with excellent new photography by Robin Forster, alongside sketches and drawings.

‘Those who have followed Edmund Harris’s progress over recent years – notably his learned blog Less Eminent Victorians – will cheer to discover that some of his knowledge has now crystallised into a book.’ Hugh Pearman, The Victorian

‘Harris is a meticulous scholar and it is obvious that a good part of what is presented here has been unearthed from years of archive riffling.’ Robert Bevan, The Times Literary Supplement

‘Harris illuminates the spectacle of Roguery as vividly as if he were Keeling’s ceiling.’ Hugh Pearman, The Victorian

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Care for Victorian Houses 2: Decorative Tiles

Kati Lacey — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:43:19 +0000

A brief guide to the restoration and maintenance of Victorian and Edwardian tiles

Sections on History, Tiles in Houses, Encaustic Tiles, Geometric Tiles and Quarries, Glazed Tiles, Relief Decoration, Transfer Printed Tiles, Tube Lined Tiles, Restoration and Maintenance, Cleaning Floor Tiles, Repairing Tiled Floors, Floor Finishes, Cleaning Glazed Tiles, Repairing Glazed Tiles, Finishes for Glazed Tiles, Buying Tiles.

ISBN 0 901657 19 0 (1992). Colour illustrations.

Please note: this publication will be supplied as a digital reprint.

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Care for Victorian Houses 1: Doors

Kati Lacey — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:43:18 +0000

A brief guide to the restoration and maintenance of Victorian and Edwardian doors

Sections on History, Internal Doors, Restoration and Maintenance, Reinstating Lost Doors, Painting the Door, Glass, Door Furniture, Fire Safety, Security.

ISBN 0 901657 18 2 (1992)

Colour illustrations.

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Care for Victorian Houses 6: Cast Iron

Kati Lacey — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:43:17 +0000

A brief guide to decorative ironwork in Victorian and Edwardian houses

Sections on History, Regular Maintenance, Repair, Replacing Missing Ironwork, Paint Finishes and Security.

ISBN 0 901657 27 1 (1994). Produced with financial assistance from the Heritage Grant Fund.

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Care for Victorian Houses 5: Wallcoverings

Kati Lacey — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:43:16 +0000

A brief guide to Victorian and Edwardian wallcoverings

Sections on History, Cleaning and Conservation, Choosing Papers for Victorian Houses, Hanging Papers.

ISBN 0 901657 24 7 (1993). Colour illustrations. Produced with financial assistance from the Heritage Grant Fund.

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Care for Victorian Houses 4: Interior Mouldings

Kati Lacey — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:43:15 +0000

A brief guide to timber and plaster mouldings in Victorian and Edwardian interiors

Sections on History, Reinstatement and Repair, Timber Mouldings, Plaster Mouldings.

ISBN 0 901657 24 7 (1999, 2nd edition). Produced with financial assistance from the Heritage Grant Fund.

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Care for Victorian Houses 3: Fireplaces

Kati Lacey — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:43:14 +0000

A brief guide to the restoration and maintenance of Victorian and Edwardian fireplaces

Sections on History, The Chimneypiece, Fireplace Accessories, Restoration, Buying Firegrates and Chimneypieces, Maintenance and Repair of Flues and Chimneys, Cleaning Marble Chimneypieces, Paint Finishes for Chimneypieces, Cleaning and Finishing Metal, Security.

ISBN 0 901657 21 1 (2nd edition, 1997). Booklet sponsored by Stovax of Exeter.

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Care for Victorian Houses 9: Timber Windows

Kati Lacey — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 08:43:13 +0000

A brief guide to the care and repair of windows in Victorian and Edwardian houses

Sections on History, Ironmongery, Shutters and Blinds, Maintenance and Repair, The Window Opening, Damp, Mechanical Faults, Replacing a Sash Cord, Upgrading, Reinstatement, Secondary Glazing, Maintenance.

ISBN 0 901657 33 6 (1999). Produced with the assistance of English Heritage as part of its ‘Framing Options’ campaign to repair and maintain traditional windows and doors.

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