... 'Arith great care and has undoubtedly helped the house to survive. Above all, the restorers 'Arisely preserved the weathered brickwork and did not seek to renew the decoration of the gatehouse and porch. Although rebuilt in the 19305, it i clear that the great ...

... texture and irregularities of shape, hand- made bricks possess a life and character that is not found in standard, modern brickwork. The clays from which they are made weather naturally, so that buildings constructed of them age beautifully, and sit well ...

... it was closed , we were able to look at it more closely and most of the elements of the building – the roof , windows , brickwork and – all need a major refurbishment . “ We know yet how much the whole thing will cost It depends if done in one big hit ...

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... this distinction over Shirburn Castle, Oxfordshire, which is mistakenly reported by many authorities to have 14th-century brickwork. Stonor provides crucial evidence of a whole generation of lost brick buildings which were to shape the English architectural ...

... time. Somehow it had ended up looking like a tube of sherbet after we had it re-rendered to repair centuries of rotting brickwork. When I rang our architect to ask how to tone down the yellow, he recommended the traditional cows' muck and live yoghurt ...

... 1937-38 (Fig 3). The building relies on carefully sized punched window openings with dun timber glazing bars, beautifully laid brickwork, and a solid lonic porch to locate the entrance. There was no need to add any fussy Classical decoration. /Is other architects ...

... twinkly chandeliers, and deep-seated club chairs which set off the light industrial building's exposed beams and sandblasted brickwork. “The idea is that members can come in during the day, work, have meetings, take a shower, sit by the fire with a laptop ...

... private terrace in the garden. A large utility/ games room is laid with thick flagstones, and a spacious wine cellar has Tudor brickwork. The principal staircase-thought to be a 1930 s additionleads up to a study and a drawing room. From the mullioned windows ...

... churchyard with a watercourse from the Lambourn channelled through it; both have brickwork with dark vitreous headers. to add wings, as might have been pro- of brickwork round the windows and The clients for these well-judged posed in the 18th century ...

... Moates are full of praise for the craftsmen, who introduced at their own initiative the gauged-brick window arches, staggered brickwork detail and other features that add to the house's charm. The garden, which is planted with yew hedges and slopes up to a ...

... Ghosts from this fascinating past, in the form of earlier doorways and windows, can still be discerned on the weathered brickwork of its enormously tall façade. Its remaining land is arranged in an equally odd way. The bulk of its acre is an open expanse ...