The Growth of the English House / A short history of its architectural development from 1100 to 1800

by J. Alfred Gotch

GOTCH (J. A.)—Early Renaissance Architecture in England. 8vo. 1901.

NASH (J.)—Mansions of England in the Olden Time. 4 vols. Folio. 1839–1849; or Small Edition. 4 vols. 4to. 1869.

BELCHER (J.) AND MACARTNEY (M. E.)—Later Renaissance Architecture in England. 2 vols. Folio. 1901.

BLOMFIELD (R. T.)—A History of Renaissance Architecture in England. 2 vols. Imp. 8vo. 1897; and Abridged Edition. Small 8vo. 1900.

INDEX TO ILLUSTRATIONS.

NOTE.—J. A. G. stands for J. Alfred Gotch; W. T. for William Twopeny; p.= photograph; d.= drawing.

Name of Place.	Description.	Page.	Source.
Abingdon Abbey, Berkshire	Chimney-shaft and chimney-vent	[108]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	Orifice of chimney-vent	[108]	J. A. G., d.
Do.	Fireplace	[109]	do.
Do.	Window in guest-house	[101]	do.
Alnwick Castle, Northumberland	Interior of window	[99]	W. T., d.
Apethorpe Hall, Northamptonshire	Plaster panel from ceiling (arms of James I.)	[194]
Astley Hall, Lancashire	The Long Gallery	[203]
Astonbury, Hertfordshire	Tudor chimneys	[162]	Horace Dan, p.
Aydon Castle, Northumberland	Chimney-shaft	[111]	W. T., d.
Do.	Doorway to hall	[91]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	Fireplace	[112]	W. T., d.
Do.	do.	[112]	do.
Baddow House, Essex	Staircase	[300]	Horace Dan, p.
Bodiam Castle, Sussex	View showing the moat	[36]	Col. Gale, p.
Boughton House, Northamptonshire		[238]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	Painted ceiling	[292]	do.
Do.	View in State apartments	[262]	do.
Box, Wiltshire, Coles Farm	Plaster frieze	[285]	Herbert A. Hall, d.
Do.	do.	[285]	do.
Brad Street, Kent		[175]	W. G. Davie, p.
Bramhall Hall, Cheshire		[172]
Brome Hall, Suffolk	Bird’s-eye view	[181]	J. Kip, sc.
Brympton D’Evercy, Somerset	Bay window	[102]	W. Wonnacott, p.
Burford, Oxfordshire, Rectory House		[252]	W. G. Davie, p.
Do., The Vicarage		[219]	do.
Burwash, Sussex, “Roppynden”		[252]	do.
Calgarth Old Hall, Westmorland		[190]	Herbert Bell, Ambleside, p.
Cark Hall, Lancashire	Doorway	[268]	J. A. Waite, p.
Carshalton House, Surrey	Railings and gates	[257]	Col. Gale, p.
Castle Hedingham, Essex	Archway from stairs to gallery	[90]	C. Hadfield.
Do.	Entrance doorway	[90]	do.
Do.	A fireplace	[12]	do.
Do.	The keep	[8]
Do.	Plans of the keep	[9]	Cecil C. Brewer, d.
Do.	Section of the keep	[11]	do.
Do.	Window in fourth floor	[97]	C. Hadfield.
Do.	Window of gallery in hall	[10]	do.
Castle Howard, Yorkshire		[243]	Campbell, Vitruvius Britannicus.
Do.	Plan of principal floor	[245]	do.
Do.	The garden façade	[247]	Alan Potter, p. (by permission of the Architectural Association).
Castle Rising, Norfolk	From the west	[5]	Frith & Co., Reigate, p.
Chacombe Priory	Ceiling	[287]	I. Ware, Complete Body of Architecture.
Do.	Window	[98]	W. T., d.
	Chimney-piece	[281]	From a drawing by James Gibbs.
Cocklaw Tower, Northumberland	Plan of principal floor	[21]	J. A. G., d.
Do.		[22]	J. P. Gibson, Hexham, p.
Colchester, House at		[254]	Horace Dan, p.
Cold Overton Hall, Leicestershire		[218]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	Staircase with dog-gate	[201]	do.
Coleshill, Berkshire		[211]	Belcher and Macartney, Later Renaissance.
Do.	Plan	[210]	H. Tanner, d.
Combe Abbey	Doorway	[279]	From a drawing by Capt. Wynne, in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
Cothele House, Cornwall	The great hall	[34]	p.
Crewe Hall, Cheshire	Staircase	[200]	W. T., d.
Crowhurst Place, Surrey	Interior	[120]	A. Martin, Lingfield, p.
Deene Park, Northamptonshire	Stone chimney-piece	[197]	J. A. G., p.
Derwent Hall, Derbyshire		[168]	p.
Drayton House, Northamptonshire	The entrance	[240]	H. Evans, p.
Do.	Gates in the side of fore-court	[255]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	Gates at the end of west avenue	[255]	do.
Do.	Roof of the great hall	[117]	L. M. Gotch, d.
Droitwich, Worcestershire	Tudor chimney	[163]	A. J. Ashdown, d. (from an old drawing).
East Barsham, Norfolk	The gatehouse	[136]	W. G. Davie, p.
Eastington Hall	Entrance doorway	[95]	J. A. G., p.
Eaton Hall, Cheshire	Gates	[256]	F. Simpson, Chester, p.
Eltham Palace, Kent	Doorway	[93]	W. T., d.
Do.	Roof of great hall	[119]	G. H. Lovegrove, p.
Ewelme, Oxfordshire	Door to school	[96]	J. A. G., p.
Faversham, House at		[254]	Horace Dan, p.
Fawsley, Northamptonshire	Bay window of the great hall	[102]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	Chimney-piece in great hall	[116]	do.
Felbrigge Hall, Norfolk		[170]	W. G. Davie, p.
Gayhurst, Buckinghamshire		[178]	Cyril Ellis, p.
Glastonbury Abbey, Somerset	Plan and section of kitchen	[61]	After A. W. Pugin.
Do.	View of kitchen	[62]	do.
Glastonbury Hall, Somerset	Staircase	[299]	Rupert C. Austin, d.
Do.	Front of wood house, showing windows and doors	[105]	W. T., d.
Godalming, Surrey	External Doorway	[270]	W. G. Davie, p.
Haddon Hall, Derbyshire	Plan	[48]	After E. G. Wyllie.
Do.	View in lower courtyard	[52]	J. C. Buckler, d.
Harrietsham, Kent	Doorway	[94]	W. T., d.
Harringworth, Northamptonshire	Chimney	[114]	do.
Hatfield House, Hertfordshire	North front	[167]
Heath Hall, Yorkshire		[176]	W. G. Davie, p.
Hengrave Hall, Suffolk	Ground plan	[138]	Garner and Stratton, Tudor Domestic Architecture.
Hereford, Hall of the Butcher’s Guild	Wood chimney-piece	[199]	W. G. Davie, p.
Herringstone, Dorset	Coved plaster ceiling	[193]	Bernard Griffin, Dorchester, p.
|Horham Hall, Essex	Ground plan	[128]	T. D. Atkinson, d.
Do.	View of principal front	[129]	Garner and Stratton, Tudor Domestic Architecture.
Horsham, Sussex, House at		[253]	W. G. Davie, p.
Ipswich, Sparrow’s House		[217]	do.
Kenilworth Castle, Warwickshire	Great hall	[56]	A. W. Pugin.
Do.	Ground plan	[54]	From various sources.
Do.	View from north-west	[59]	p.
Do.	Window of great hall	[57]	A. W. Pugin.
King’s Lynn, Norfolk	Wood chimney-piece	[198]	J. A. G., p.
Kirby Hall, Northamptonshire	A corner of the courtyard	[161]	Col. Gale, p.
Kirby Muxloe, Leicestershire	Block plan	[86]	J. A. G., d.
Do.	Entrance gateway	[85]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	Plans of remaining buildings	[84]	do. d.
Kirtling Hall, Cambridgeshire	The gatehouse	[130]	Horace Dan, p.
Lacock, Wiltshire	Doorway from the Angel Inn	[93]	W. T., d.
Lavenham, Suffolk	Ceiling with carved beams	[121]	J. A. G., d.
Do.	Part of panelled ceiling, showing boss at the intersection of the wood ribs	[122]	do.
Layer Marney, Essex	Carved wood panel	[189]	do.
Do.	Windows	[133]	W. G. Davie, p.
Lenham, Kent	Doorway	[93]	W. T., d.
Little Sodbury, Gloucestershire	Roof of hall	[118]	Montague Cooper, Taunton, p.
Little Wenham Hall, Suffolk	Window on upper floor	[100]	W. T., d.
Do.	Window between hall and chapel	[100]	do.
London—
Bishopsgate, Sir Paul Pindar’s House	Window (now in Victoria and Albert Museum)	[160]	Board of Education, p.
Chelsea, Beaufort House	Bird’s-eye view	[147]	J. Kip, sc.
Cumberland House (Old War Office)	Interior of room (destroyed)	[267]	Horace Dan, p.
Do.	Internal doorway (destroyed)	[276]	do.
Hampstead, Fenton House	Ground plan	[250]	Arthur Stratton, d.
Do.	Side elevation	[251]	do.
House in Austin Friars (now destroyed)	Staircase	[297]	Alfred Marks, Society for Photographing Relics of Old London.
House in Buckingham Street, Strand	Interior	[263]	Walter L. Spiers, p.
Houses in Great Queen Street		[216]	From an original drawing by Joseph Nash.
House in Hatton Garden (destroyed)	Interior	[265]	Horace Dan, p.
House in Hatton Garden (destroyed)	Chimney-piece	[279]	Horace Dan, p.
House in Love Lane (destroyed)	Staircase	[294]	Board of Education, p.
House in St James’s Square		[236]	Horace Dan, p.
House in Sherborne Lane	Doorway (destroyed)	[269]	A. J. Ashdown, d. (from an old drawing).
House in Warwick Square	Ceiling	[288]	Horace Dan, p.
House in Whitehall Gardens	Internal doorway	[276]	do.
Do.	Interior, showing flat treatment of ceiling	[289]	do.
Do.	Chimney-piece	[283]	do.
Lansdowne House	Chimney-piece	[284]	do.
Mansfield Street	A drawing-room	[291]	do.
Newcastle House, Lincoln’s Inn Fields		[224]	do.
Old Somerset House, Strand	End façade of courtyard (now demolished)	[149]	From an old print.
Southwark, Houses in High Street (destroyed)		[213]	J. C. Buckler, d.
Longleat House, Wiltshire	Bird’s-eye view	[158]	J. Kip, sc.
Lyddington Bede House, Rutland	Interior of hall, showing panelled wood ceiling and traceried cornice	[121]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	Traceried cornice in wood	[123]	F. T. Dollman, p.
Lyveden Old Building, Northamptonshire		[155]	J. A. G., p.
Marton Hall, Cheshire (now destroyed)		[171]	Henry Walker, p.
Mayfield, Sussex, Bishop’s Palace	Doorway to hall	[92]	W. T., d.
Middle Woodford, near Salisbury, Heale House		[253]	p.
Montacute House, Somerset	Sketch	[153]	J. C. Buckler, d.
Moyns Park, Essex		[166]	p.
Nassington, Northamptonshire, Prebendal House	Doorway	[89]	W. T., d.
Norham Castle, Northumberland		[1]	J. Pattison Gibson, Hexham, p.
Norrington, Wiltshire	Doorway	[93]	W. T., d.
Northborough Manor House, Northamptonshire	Chimney	[113]	do.
Do.	Doorways in the “screens”	[92]	do.
Norwich, Bishop’s Palace	Wood panelling	[188]	Dr Bolingbroke, p.
Oakham Castle, Rutland	The hall	[31]	W. T., d.
Do.	Interior of the hall	[28]	Turner and Parker.
Do.	Plan of the hall	[30]	do.
Do.	Pier cap	[33]	W. T., d.
	Panel, linen	[187]	L. F. Day.
	Panel mouldings, typical of eighteenth century	[261]	J. A. G., d.
	Panel (wood) in Victoria and Albert Museum	[189]	Board of Education p.
Parham, Sussex	The great hall	[192]	W. G. Davie, p.
Peak Castle, Derbyshire	Plan of the site	[14]	J. A. G., after Ordnance Map.
Do.	Plans of the keep	[16]	J. A. G., d., traced from S. O. Addy, Evolution of the English House.
Do.	Plan (ground)	[16]	do.
Do.	Section	[16]	do.
Do.	South-west face	[19]	J. A. G., p.
Penshurst Place, Kent	The great hall	[107]	Col. Gale, p.
Petworth, Sussex	External doorway	[270]	W. G. Davie, p.
Pilton Manor House, Northamptonshire		[164]	J. A. G., p.
	Plans of an unnamed house	[144]	Thorpe Collection, Soane Museum.
	Plan (unnamed)	[146]	do.
	Plan and elevation of a house (unnamed)	[148]	do.
	Plan and elevation of a house	[227]	Isaac Ware, Complete Body of Architecture.
	Plan and elevation of a house	[228]	W. Kent, Designs of Inigo Jones.
	Plan, elevation, and section of a house	[230]	J. Gibbs, Book of Architecture.
Powis Castle, Wales		[184]	W. T., d.
Quenby Hall, Leicestershire		[177]	George Nott, d.
Rawdon House, Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire	Staircase and doorway	[202]	Horace Dan, p.
Raynham Hall, Norfolk	Chimney-piece	[277]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	A doorway	[272]	do.
Do.	Plan	[208]	H. Inigo Triggs, d.
Do.	West front	[209]	Triggs and Tanner, Inigo Jones.
Richmond, Surrey	Gate to house in High St.	[258]	Horace Dan, p.
Do.  Sheen House	Internal doorway	[276]	Board of Education, p.
Rochester Castle, Kent	Doorway and window	[89]	W. T., a.
Rothwell Manor House, Northamptonshire	Entrance doorway	[271]	J. A. G., d.
Salisbury, Church House	Fireplace	[112]	W. T., d.
Sedlescombe Manor House, Sussex		[174]	W. G. Davie, p.
Sheldons Manor House, Wiltshire		[Frontispiece]	Montague Cooper, Taunton, p.
Shell Farm, near Droitwich, Worcestershire		[173]	J. Gale, Wolverhampton, p.
Sherborne, Dorset	Oriel window	[104]	W. T., d.
Do. Abbey, Dorset	Fireplace	[112]	do.
South Wingfield Manor House, Derbyshire	Bay window of hall	[71]	p.
Do.	Interior of bay window	[74]	Col. Gale, p.
Do.	Doorway of porch	[96]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	Doorway from hall to garden	[96]	do.
Do.	Fireplaces in the kitchen	[66]	do.
Do.	Ground plan	[69]	do., d.
South Wingfield Manor House, Derbyshire	North side of south courtyard	[77]	R. Keene, Ltd., Derby, p.
Do.	Porch of Great Hall and gable of State apartments	[72]	p.
Do.	Undercroft beneath Great Hall	[73]	p.
Do.	Window in porch	[100]	J. A. G., p.
Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire	Door in “Pope’s Tower”	[96]	do.
Do.	Plans, elevations, and sections of kitchen	[64]	Sydney G. Follett, d.
Do.	Sketch of kitchen	[65]	do.
Stokesay Castle, Shropshire	Fireplace in north tower	[110]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	General view	[39]	J. Gale, Wolverhampton, p.
Do.	Ground plan	[37]	J. H. Cook, d.
Do.	Section of Great Hall	[38]	do.
Do.	Window and doorway of hall	[40]	do.
Do.	Window in south tower	[41]	J. A. G., p.
Sudbury Hall, Derbyshire	Staircase	[296]	R. Keene, Ltd., Derby, p.
Sutton Place, Surrey	Part of the courtyard	[135]	W. G. Davie, p.
Swakeleys, Middlesex		[215]	Belcher and Macartney, Later Renaissance Architecture.
Sydenham House, Devonshire		[165]	Gotch, Renaissance in England.
Tattershall Castle, Lincolnshire	Chimney-piece on upper floor, showing heraldic decoration	[115]	W. G. Davie, p.
Do.	Chimney-piece on ground floor	[115]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	Plans of second and third storeys	[79]	F. H. Reed.
Do.	The staircase	[80]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	The stone handrail	[81]	A. Stratton, d.
Do.	View	[78]	J. A. G., p.
Thornbury Castle, Gloucestershire	Bay window	[159]	Garner and Stratton, Tudor Domestic Architecture.
Thorney Hall, Cambridgeshire	Panelling in dining-room	[260]	A. W. Bentham, d.
Thorpe Hall, Northamptonshire	Ceiling	[286]	Belcher and Macartney, Later Renaissance Architecture.
Do.	Doorway and panelling	[273]	do.
	Treatment of one side of a room	[266]	Abraham Swan, Architect.
Wanstead House, Essex		[248]	J. C. Buckler, d.
Warkworth Castle, Northumberland	Entrance gateway	[88]	J. A. G., p.
Do.	The keep	[82]	J. Pattison Gibson, Hexham, p.
Do.	Plan of the keep	[83]	J. A. G., d., after Turner and Parker.
Wells, Vicars’ Close	Chimney	[113]	W. T., d.
West Burton, Sussex	Entrance gateway	[180]	Col. Gale, p.
Wilton House, Wiltshire	Chimney-piece in the single cube room	[264]	W. G. Davie, p.
Wimbledon, Lord Exeter’s House and Garden	Plan of the lay-out	[183]	Smithson Collection.
Wolveton House, Dorsetshire	Interior, showing doorway, chimney-piece, and ceiling	[195]	W. Pouncy, Dorchester, p.

INDEX TO TEXT.

A

• Abingdon Abbey, [41], [42], [103], [110];
• chimney-shaft, [110];
• fireplace, [42], [110];
• guest-house, [42];
• prior’s room, [41];
• treatment of walls, [42];
• windows, [42], [103]
• Adam, the Brothers, [238], [274], [278], [290]
• Adam, Robert, [238]
• Aldrich, Dean, [234]
• Alignment, [70]
• Alnwick Castle, [44], [100], [102];
• windows, [100], [102]
• Amateur Architects, [223–229], [233], [234]
• Amateur Spirit among professional architects, [235]
• Amorini, [134], [137], [197]
• Anne, Queen, [266]
• Apartments named by Chaucer, [45–47], [140];
• by Spenser, [139], [140];
• in Thorpe’s plans, [141], [142];
• in Smithson’s plans, [152]
• Apethorpe Hall, [194], [203];
• plaster panel from ceiling, [194];
• long gallery, [203], [204]
• Arabesque on mullions, [133], [134];
• on panelling, [187]
• “Architecture of A. Palladio,” by G. Leoni, [235]
• Arras, [125], [139], [191]
• Astley Hall, long gallery, [204]
• Aston Hall, [151], [210];
• planning, [151], [210];
• vestibule, [151], [210]
• Audley End, extent of, [154]
• Aydon Castle, [36], [91], [111], [114];
• chimney-shaft, [111];
• doorway, [91];
• fireplaces, [111], [114];
• precautions for defence, [36]