This guidebook explores Victorian Gothic House Styles, focusing on the Architectural Guide published in 2012. It delves into the Victorian Era Revival, highlighting characteristics such as colourful, innovative, exciting, romantic, and flamboyant design. This style represented a departure from Classical styles, embodying the nation's growing stature and confidence with a daring new approach to building. The guide covers numerous residential examples, from grand structures like the Midland Hotel and Albert Memorial to more subdued yet attractive Victorian Gothic housing. It is intended for those with an interest in the Victorian Age and restorers of Gothic Revival style houses, aiming to describe the importance of the period and share the joy of its exuberance.
This manual serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding and appreciating Victorian Gothic House Styles. It details the architectural movement, its key features, and its historical context. The content is designed to be informative for enthusiasts and practical for those involved in restoration projects. This guidebook provides insights into the design philosophy and showcases notable examples of the style. Its purpose is to educate readers on the significance of this architectural period and the unique aesthetic it represents.
Gothic is a potent word. For many people it conjures up images of dark, atmospheric castles, ruined abbeys, and horror stories set in misty graveyards. All this could not be further from the truth. Some 150 years ago Victorian Gothic architecture was a colourful, innovative and exciting departure from the foreign Classical styles that had been dominant for so long. It heralded a fresh, vibrant era for English architecture, representing the nation's growing stature and confidence in its own abilities and signalling a daring, new approach to building. In recent years its romance and flamboyance have found renewed favour with the public. Major examples such as the Midland Hotel, St Pancras, the Albert Memorial and the huge town halls in cities such as Liverpool, Manchester and Bradford are all well known. Recent treasures of discovery include Tyntesfield, the National Trust's country house in Somerset. But there are numerous, more subdued yet equally attractive examples of Victorian Gothic housing. They stand proudly in towns up and down the country and are steadily being returned to their former glory by new owners. Trevor Yorke describes the importance of this period of architecture and shares the joy of its exuberance. His book will be welcomed by everyone with an interest in the Victorian Age and especially by those living in and restoring a Gothic Revival style house of their own.
Author: Yorke, Trevor
Publisher: Countryside Books
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Victorian Gothic House Styles
Pages: 00081 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2012-11-22
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781846743047
Category: Architecture : Buildings - Residential
Category: Architecture : History - General
Gothic is a potent word. For many people it conjures up images of dark, atmospheric castles, ruined abbeys, and horror stories set in misty graveyards. All this could not be further from the truth. Some 150 years ago Victorian Gothic architecture was a colourful, innovative and exciting departure from the foreign Classical styles that had been dominant for so long. It heralded a fresh, vibrant era for English architecture, representing the nation's growing stature and confidence in its own abilities and signalling a daring, new approach to building. In recent years its romance and flamboyance have found renewed favour with the public. Major examples such as the Midland Hotel, St Pancras, the Albert Memorial and the huge town halls in cities such as Liverpool, Manchester and Bradford are all well known. Recent treasures of discovery include Tyntesfield, the National Trust's country house in Somerset. But there are numerous, more subdued yet equally attractive examples of Victorian Gothic housing. They stand proudly in towns up and down the country and are steadily being returned to their former glory by new owners. Trevor Yorke describes the importance of this period of architecture and shares the joy of its exuberance. His book will be welcomed by everyone with an interest in the Victorian Age and especially by those living in and restoring a Gothic Revival style house of their own.
Author: Yorke, Trevor
Publisher: Countryside Books
Illustration: N
Language: ENG
Title: Victorian Gothic House Styles
Pages: 00081 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2012-11-22
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781846743047
Category: Architecture : Buildings - Residential
Category: Architecture : History - General
