Chantrell in Halifax : classicism and the Soane legacy

This article examines four significant late-Georgian buildings in and around Halifax, for which there is no documentary evidence of authorship, seeking to establish them as early works by R. D. Chantrell, one of Soane's most accomplished pupils. It sheds valuable new light on Chantrell's e...

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Published inGeorgian Group Journal Vol. 22; pp. 167 - 182
Main Author Webster, Christopher
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.01.2014
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Summary:This article examines four significant late-Georgian buildings in and around Halifax, for which there is no documentary evidence of authorship, seeking to establish them as early works by R. D. Chantrell, one of Soane's most accomplished pupils. It sheds valuable new light on Chantrell's early career and, perhaps most significantly, explores the issue of Soanes educational philosophy for those who passed through his office as pupils, a subject identified in a number of earlier publications, but never before examined in the context of specific examples. [Publication abstract]
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ISSN:0963-1070