Aston Hall was built by Sir Thomas Holte (1571-1645) in the seventeenth century. Construction on the hall began in 1618 and after eighteen years of construction that hall was completed in 1635. It is situated in a small town called Aston in Birmingham. Back when the hall was first built, Aston was known as a small village near the city. It was much more important than Birmingham was. Across the hall was Parish church, which still lies there and today, seven miles away is the Birmingham airport. Also surrounding the hall was Aston Park, which has decreased in size from how it was. The park used to be eight times larger in size that it is today and the River Tames was also near the hall when it was first built. The Jacobean mansion which is now being used as a museum and under the ownership of the Birmingham City Council was built by Sir Thomas Holte for him and his family. Holte wanted to show off the status and wealth he had and he felt that building the grand hall was the way to do it. He wanted the hall to illustrate his power after he received his baronet from the King and he also wanted the hall to stay within his family for the next two hundred years to continue his family’s dynasty. After he died, Holte was forced to pass the hall over to Robert, who the son of his son, Edward. Shortly after his death, Robert lost the hall to James Watt junior and later on, the council got the full ownership of the hall and they still do. To build his magnificent hall, Holte got John Thorpe to design and construct it. John Thorpe was seen as a fashionable architect in those days and only the people with wealth would be able to use him and this too, showed off Sir Thomas’s wealth. Sir Thomas met John when he was in London during his us... ... middle of paper ... ...hoolsliaison.org.uk/2004/aston/index.htm • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aston_Hall • http://www.birminghamuk.com/astonhall.htm Books: • Grand Old Mansion: Holtes and Their Successors at Aston Hall, 1618-1864 by Oliver Fairclough (Paperback - April 1984) • Aston Hall: A property of the City of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (Unknown Binding - 1969) • Aston Hall: a General Guide by Oliver Fairclough (Paperback - 1981) • Politics, Society and Civil War in Warwickshire, 1620-1660 (Cambridge Studies in Early Modern British History) - Paperback (16 May 2002) by Ann Hughes and Anthony Fletcher;John Guy;John Morrill • Aston Hall a General Guide by Anon (Paperback - 1987) • Aston Hall by Museum and Art Gallery (Birmingham) (Paperback - 3 Jan 1987) • The Jacobean Country House: From the Archives of "Country Life" by Nicholas Cooper (Hardcover - 25 Oct 2006)
The house was built in 1917 by William Bowers Bourn, a San Francisco millionaire whose wealth came from gold mining . Construction of the large property took 2 years, while it took 12 years to build the formal gardens, which were completed in 1929. Its name was created by Bourn, using the first 2 letters from the key words of his credo: “Fight for a just cause; Love your fellow man; Live a good life.” After the deaths of Bourn and his wife in 1936, it was purchased by William Roth, another prominent San Franciscan, who pr...
Swarthmoor Hall and the Lifestyle of a Wealthy Country Gentry Family in the Early 17th Century
Braddick, M. J., State formation in early modern England, c. 1550-1700, (New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000), 399.
In this essay I will be using the Calendar of State Papers volume one. These hold the state papers of King James II from the time of February to December 1685. The book contains sets of letters and papers, letter books, petitions and miscellaneous regarding King James II at the time of 1685. The entire book will not be used in the document analysis, but the letters that were used to communicate with Richard Talbot will be the source of the Document analysis. Before the 1680’s King James who was then known as James Duke of York, became friends with Talbot when they spent time in Belgium due to difficulties back at home in Ireland and England. The friendship that was between was very strong which resulted in the in thrust between the two men and saw Richard Talbot heritage the title of Earl of Tyrconnell on 7 May 1685.[1]
Bucholz, Robert, and Newton Key. Early Modern England 1485-1714 a Narrative History. Chichester: Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2009.
Memorial Hall, which was originally a civil war monument, is now a theater and student union for Harvard University. The 19th century architects Robert Ware and Henry Van Brunt designed this building to resemble the Victorian Gothic Romanesque churches of the time. Memorial Hall contains a theater, dinning hall, and a crossing (the civil war memorial).
A few key questions being asked in this examination of Kenwood are: why has this building been extensively written about? And, what are the influencing factors on its importance of inclusion at several points in the historical record? It is my opinion that Kenwood House gains and keeps its stature and relevance in architecture, through its association with a few key noteworthy and influential figures. Without the role of the first Earl of Mansfield, or the first Earl of Iveagh, Kenwood would have never became noteworthy, or would have suffered and decayed at the expense of time. It is an important building today as much for who owned it and lived there, as it is for any one architectural reason.
The Exhibition Hall built by Stephen Kemp, is the oldest and most unique hall on the fairgrounds; it was the first hall to be built (Wynn). Only used “from (1850-1860), the innovation octagon style was used for hou...
...ise architecture at the time is undoubtedly one of his greatest achievements. Louis Sullivan gave light to the phrase, ‘form follows function,’ however, one could argue this to be hypocritical coming from the man who focused to heavily on ornamentation. Through in depth research, this discussion successfully concludes that, as Sullivan himself stated, a building that bears no decoration could be a magnificent building. Then again, in terms of the Wainwright building, when the ornamentation and construction turn into one, the building is likewise magnificent.
Goldstein,Gary. "The Life of Edward de Vere, Earl of Oxford (1550-1604)" Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature. Anniina Jokinen, 3rd of June 1999. Web. 25th of April 2014.
Prince Hall is recognized as the Father of Black Masonry in the United States. Historically, he made it possible for Negroes to be recognized and enjoy all privileges of free and accepted masonry.
Watt, T. (1991). Cheap Print and Popular Piety 1550-1640. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press.
The Palace of Westminster, also known as the Houses of Parliament, serves as the meeting place for the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Old Palace was a medieval building that was destroyed by fire in 1834. After the fire, a competition was held for architects to submit plans for the new building that should be in a Gothic or Elizabethan style hoping to embody the conservative values of England. A Royal commission chose Charles Barry’s designs for a Perpendicular Gothic palace. Barry’s own style was more classical than Gothic which is why Augustus Pugin’s involvement was so crucial in Barry winning the competition. Barry’s plans reflected more of his knowledge of the neo-classical style through its symmetry. Pugin was the leading authority on Gothic architecture at the time. Almost all of the remains of the Old Palace were incorporated into the new design. Their work on the Palace began in 1840 and, while most of the work was finished by 1860, the New Palace of Westminster was not complete until a decade later. One of the most identifiable features of the Palace is the Elizabeth Tower, commonly identified by its main bell, “Big Ben”. The building is also known for two main spaces; the Lord’s Chamber and the Common’s Chamber. It is well identified by its main façade which runs parallel to the River Thames. The Palace, as it stands today, has been conserved very well to best display the designs as Charles Barry and Pugin intended them to be displayed. The Palace was, and remains, the center for political life in the United Kingdom, just as it remains a major iconic landmark of London. Many articles and books have been written discussing and disputing the history and design of the New Palace of Westminster, as well as the...
Clements, Victoria. Introduction. A New-England Tale. By Catharine Maria Sedgwick. New York: Oxford University Press, 1995.
In 1762, the king wanted the house remodeled according to strict requirements. Work started and they used the designs of Sir William Chambers. As work continued, the king’s decision took a turn. He wanted to transform the house into a grand palace. He did this with the help of John Nash (Palace 1). Many changes occurred in the palace. During the 1800s, they enlarged Buckingham palace. A bomb struck the building during World War 2, stricking a room that became the Queen’s Gallery in 1962 (EBP 1). During the 1820s, the name of the house officially became Buckingham Palace. Queen Victoria, the first resident of the Palace in 1837, lived there during the time of her accession into the Palace (40 facts 1). Buckingham Palace, then, became London’s home of the kingdom in the City of Wesminster. The monarch uses it as a headquarters and for many special occasions. Buckingham...