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OverviewDanson House (1762-66) is one of the finest surviving villas by the architect Robert Taylor (1714-88). Restrained, compact and ingeniously planned, it was built for the City merchant John Boyd (1718-1800), who had made his fortune in the West Indies sugar trade. Boyd had a keen eye for the arts. He engaged William Chambers to design chimney pieces, picture frames and garden buildings, the French Provencal artist Charles Pavillon to paint a vibrant suite of allegorical panels for the dining room, and the landscape architect Nathaniel Richmond to remodel the grounds in the manner of Capability Brown. This book tells the story of the house, the estate, its owners, and its restoration by English Heritage between 1995 and 2004 after a long period of neglect. Written by two specialists who were closely involved in the conservation and repair work, it explains how the building evolved from the start of construction in 1762, as wings were added and then demolished, and how the interiors were later modified to accommodate Victorian standards of comfort. Restoring these interiors to their appearance when the house was finished in the late 1760s has revealed Danson House as one of the glories of Georgian domestic architecture. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard Lea (Historic England (United Kingdom)) , Chris Miele , Gordon HiggottPublisher: Liverpool University Press Imprint: Historic England Dimensions: Width: 21.90cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 27.60cm Weight: 0.810kg ISBN: 9781873592755ISBN 10: 1873592752 Pages: 112 Publication Date: 30 April 2011 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Preface 1. The origins of Danson 2. Augustus and John Boyd 3. Robert Taylor, architect of Danson 4. Proportion and structure in Taylor's villa at Danson 5. Completing the house and landscaping the park, 1765-1773 6. Planning, decoration and iconography 7. The cost of life as a gentleman 8. Nineteenth-century Danson 9. Danson House and Park since 1924: decline and restoration Appendix 2 Sale Inventory of 1805 Notes Bibliography IndexReviews'Danson's story is told by Lea and Miele in a clear, lucid style, mercifully free of the jargon and half-baked theorising which nowadays bedevils some academic writing on eighteenth-century architecture. The book is beautifully produced to the impeccable standards we have come to expect of English Heritage - long may their publications department flourish! - with copious illustrations and specially-drawn plans.' -- Geoffrey Tyack Author InformationRichard Lea is a historian and historic building analyst in the Properties Presentation department of English Heritage who has contributed to many English Heritage guidebooks. Chris Miele is an architectural historian and planning consultant who has written widely on British architecture and town planning, and in particular on William Morris. He is a trustee of the Bexley Heritage Trust, which maintains the house. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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