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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Archivision Base to Module 13
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Preferred Title:
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Albert Hall Mansions
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Albert Hall Mansions
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Detail, highly ornamented asymmetrical brick facade with oriel bay windows, shaped gables and stone dressing
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Detail, highly ornamented asymmetrical brick facade with oriel bay windows, shaped gables and stone dressing
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Creator:
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Richard Norman Shaw (British architect, 1831-1912)
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Richard Norman Shaw (British architect, 1831-1912)
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Location:
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site: London, England, United Kingdom
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site: London, England, United Kingdom
Location
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Location Note:
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Kensington Gore, next to (southwest) Royal Albert Hall
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Kensington Gore, next to (southwest) Royal Albert Hall
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GPS:
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51.500648-0.178491
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51.500648-0.178491
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Date:
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1879-1886 (creation)
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1879-1886 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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British
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British
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Style Period:
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Nineteenth century; Queen Anne Style; Victorian
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Nineteenth century; Queen Anne Style; Victorian
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Work Type 1:
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apartment house
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apartment house
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Classification:
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architecture
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architecture
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Material:
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red brick; stone
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red brick; stone
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Description:
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During the last quarter of the 19th century both urban growth and the increase in population meant that more imaginative housing concepts were going to be needed if the middle and upper classes were to maintain a pied-à-terre in the capital. The traditional London town house was becoming increasingly expensive to maintain. The Albert Hall Mansions were the second mansion flats in England, designed by Richard Norman Shaw in 1876. Because this was of a new type, risks were reduced as much as possible, each block was planned as a separate project with the building of each separate part contingent on the successful occupation of every flat in the previous block. The gamble paid off and the scheme was a success. The style is the Queen Anne Revival style, whose sources are not Gothic or Tudor but mid-17th-century brick houses under Dutch influence and the William and Mary style. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
Work_Description_Sou rce
During the last quarter of the 19th century both urban growth and the increase in population meant that more imaginative housing concepts were going to be needed if the middle and upper classes were to maintain a pied-à-terre in the capital. The traditional London town house was becoming increasingly expensive to maintain. The Albert Hall Mansions were the second mansion flats in England, designed by Richard Norman Shaw in 1876. Because this was of a new type, risks were reduced as much as possible, each block was planned as a separate project with the building of each separate part contingent on the successful occupation of every flat in the previous block. The gamble paid off and the scheme was a success. The style is the Queen Anne Revival style, whose sources are not Gothic or Tudor but mid-17th-century brick houses under Dutch influence and the William and Mary style. (Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Main_Page)
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Image Description:
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Drawn from the architecture of Queen Anne's reign (1702-1714) and mixed with features found in 17th century Dutch architecture, the revival style buildings are characterized by asymmetrical or irregular plans, the use of red brick and stone dressing, broken pediments, sash windows, and shaped gables
Image_Description
Drawn from the architecture of Queen Anne's reign (1702-1714) and mixed with features found in 17th century Dutch architecture, the revival style buildings are characterized by asymmetrical or irregular plans, the use of red brick and stone dressing, broken pediments, sash windows, and shaped gables
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Collection:
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Archivision Addition Module Seven
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Archivision Addition Module Seven
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Identifier:
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1A1-SRN-AC-A5
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1A1-SRN-AC-A5
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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