Fig. 121.—HOUSE IN COLLEGE HILL. Details.
Lawrence Furniss, del.
Illustration reproduced by permission of Messrs Technical Journals, Ltd.
Fig. 122.—THE GREAT HOUSE, LEYTON.
Edwin Gunn, del.
A fine example of the treatment, prevalent at this period, of a staircase and hall was to be seen, before its destruction, at the Great House at Leyton, in Essex, not far from London (Fig. [122]). It is designed in a broad, simple, yet monumental manner, which, however, has led to the dividing of the lower part of the staircase into two separate flights, which merge into a single flight of the same width at the half-landing. The treatment is not quite logical, but—which was held to be more important—it is symmetrical. The Great House was built by Sir Fisher Tenche, Bart., whose father was an Alderman of London, and it is a good example of the houses built by wealthy citizens out in the country, but within reach of the city.[59]
Fig. 123.—ST LAWRENCE, JEWRY. Detail of Carving in Vestry Room.
Silver Medal Drawing by David Wickham Ayre.