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Horace Jones: Architect of Tower Bridge de David Lascelles

Horace Jones: Architect of Tower Bridge

Autor David Lascelles
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 apr 2024
Sir Horace Jones (1819-1887) was the architect of Tower Bridge, designed in collaboration with John Wolfe Barry. But while some of his surviving buildings are world famous, Jones himself is relatively unknown.For over twenty years he was architect and surveyor to the City of London, during which time he designed and built Billingsgate, Leadenhall and Smithfield Markets, and from 1864 until his death completed many important buildings for the City of London. From 1882 to 1884 he was also president of the Royal Institute of British Architects. This is the first published biography of Jones and is fully illustrated with examples of his designs and finished works, including Smithfield Market, shortly to reopen as the new home for the Museum of London on the edge of the City.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781800819504
ISBN-10: 1800819501
Pagini: 176
Ilustrații: Over 80 b/w and colour illustrations
Dimensiuni: 144 x 218 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.4 kg
Ediția:Main
Editura: Profile
Colecția Profile Editions
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

David Lascelles was for many years New York correspondent and Banking Editor at the Financial Times. He is the author of Other People's Money, a history of banking and histories of Rathbones and Arbuthnot Latham. He currently lives and works in buildings designed by Horace Jones. This is his first book on architecture.

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The architect Horace Jones's Tower Bridge, his London markets and houses helped dictate the character of the Victorian City. his turbulent career mirrored its ascent to commercial supremacy. This wonderful biography captures the man and the City alike.
Long underrated, Horace Jones is an eminent Victorian hiding in plain sight. In David Lascelles he has found the eloquent and passionate champion he deserves.
... a reminder of how many lives (even lives of success and privilege) go unobserved and unremarked. Lascelles has done sturdy work in memorialising Jones, whose name I will call to mind next time I cycle past the Tower of London.
Few people today have heard of [Horace Jones]. This excellent volume - all the better for its compact, easy-to-read format - puts matters right.
David Lascelles seeks with some success to restore Jones's reputation.
[Horace Jones's] works have terrific energy and Lascelles here tells his story with clarity
A lucid, engaging and well-researched account of a largely unsung architect whose work - ranging from Tower Bridge to Leadenhall Market - has had a profound impact on London. Combining investigative rigour with accessible storytelling, it illuminates both a remarkable individual and the early evolution of the architectural profession, offering a model for architectural history that will appeal to a wide audience.
A tour de force ... Horace Jones: Architect of Tower Bridge, has for the first time shone a light on the much-overlooked and forgotten Victorian who was responsible for the bridge and many other important London buildings.