Sketch depicts the exterior walls of the main entrance with a portcullis at the centre. It is captioned 'Compton Castle Devonshire Lysons Mag Brit'.This is thought to refer to Rev. Daniel Lysons's 'Magna Britannia...', published in 1822.
Sketch depicts the gatehouse and outer wall with a woman and child in the left hand corner. It is captioned 'The Mansion at Bradley, Devonshire Lyson's Mag Brit'. This is thought to refer to Rev. Daniel Lysons's 'Magna Britannia...', published in 1822. The engraving is attributed to F. Nash.
The sketch depicts one exterior wall of the building, which has ornate bow windows and figures standing outside. A domed roof crowned with a cross is visible. The sketch is captioned 'Ghent' and there is a word resembling 'Mayence' on the right hand side.
The sketch depicts the outside of a building with elaborate decoration, a tower, and lancet windows.
The sketch is captioned 'Pulver Gate at Prague' and 'Builder 21 July 1866 page 543'.
The sketch is captioned '[Former?] Front of the Gate House to the Old Priory Montacute Somersetshire'. The porch is captioned 'Porch of the time of Henry VIII' and there is also a line indicating the 'line of sheds' and below the bow window the caption reads 'Entrance Arch hidden by sheds'. Thought to be an adaptation of an illustration printed on page 366 of The Builder Vol. 3, 1845.
The miniature tracing paper sketch is titled 'Haddon Hall Derbyshire' and shows the windows and turrets of part of the building.
Small sketch captioned 'The Chateau of Dieppe'. It shows the castle from beyond the surrounding walls. This may be a copy of an engraving printed in the 'Nouveau dictionnaire encyclopedique universel illustre', which was published under the direction of Jules Trousset between 1886 and 1891.
Small sketch captioned 'Old Palace at Bamberg'. It depicts the exterior of an ornate building in detail with some smaller buildings roughly sketched in the foreground.
Sketch captioned 'Marienplatze [sic] Munich'. It depicts the Mariensaule (a Marian column) and the surrounding buildings.
Sketch captioned 'On the Canal Ghent' and shows the canal with an octagonal building above it. It appears to be a copy of a print in the Illustrated London News 1872
Sketch captioned 'Genoa' and depicts the grand entrance to an unidentified building with a thin tower above it.
The sketch is captioned 'The Founders Tower Magdalen' and 'Illustrated London News 16 July 1870 page 73'. The sketch depicts the tower from outside the entrance and shows foliage growing up the edges of the building.
The sketch depicts a tower at the end of a wall with windows on four storeys and a weather vane at the top of the roof. There is a large entrance at the base of the tower.
The small sketch is captioned 'Tom Tower Christchurch [sic] Oxford'. It shows the bell tower over Tom Gate.
The small sketch is captioned 'Hotel Dieu Beaune' and 'Builder 1853 p.433'. This almshouse is also known as the Hospices de Beaune and the sketch depicts the exterior of one of the houses.
The sketch is captioned 'The Old Hall Place de Bruges Germany'. It shows the exterior of the building and appears to be a copy of an illustration also found on page 101 of 'The Pictorial Gallery of Arts...' published in 1847 by Charles Knight.
The miniature sketch is printed in sepia and there is a caption in very small writing: 'old staircase [?] lantern of Duomo Milan'.
The sketch shows the exterior of the castle and is captioned 'Hever Castle Kent'. It shows two connected sides of the castle with crenellated towers on the corners.
The sketch is captioned 'Hotel de Cluny Paris' and 'Builder Vol. 10 page 296'. It shows two people stood outside a corner of the hotel with an open door and ornate bow window to their right.
The sketch shows the entrance, which is situated below a bow window and crenellated tower.
The sketch shows an entrance and through road with foliage growing around the building's windows.
The sketch is captioned 'Kitchen at Fontevraud' and shows the exterior of the building with its octagonal roof.
Small sketch captioned 'East View of Watton Abbey'. Shows the abbey from a distance with two towers enclosing a building with lancet windows.
Small sketch showing the tower with two figures outside it. Captioned 'Tower at the Chateau Chenonceau".
Shows part of an octagonal building with multiple entrances. No identifying labels but the word 'ogonal' appears to be written, perhaps referring to the octagonal shape.
Sketch of a large ornate building with multipaned windows. Captioned 'House at Moulins France circa 1500" and "See Builder vol.8 page 618". This copy of The Builder was published 28 December 1850
Shows the exterior of two houses with the caption 'Ancient Houses on the Quay, Ghent'. Thought to be a copy of an engraving printed in 1872 which is titled 'Porte Rabot, ancient houses on the Quay, Ghent'.
The copy has been made in ink on tracing paper. It is labelled in pencil 'Ottley's engraving' and 'Annunciation from the Biblia Pauperum'. Ottley is thought to refer to William Young Ottley's book 'An Inquiry into the Origin and Early History of Engraving Upon Copper and in Wood'.
The sketch depicts the gatehouse and is copied from the 14 September 1872 edition of the Illustrated London News. It is captioned 'Castle of the Counts of Flanders Ghent'.
The sketch shows the entrance to the castle and appears to be copied from 'The Pictorial History of France...' by George Moir Bussey and Thomas Gaspey. The designs in the book are by Jules David.
The sketch shows the college viewed from the quad
Small pencil sketch of one exterior wall, which has lots of multipaned and lancet windows. Appears to be a copy of a print in the Illustrated London News 1872.
The sketch shows two sides of the building, which has bay windows, multipaned windows, and a crenellated wall.
The ground plan includes the drawing room, conservatory, library, dining room, and the multiple entrances. The building has a bow shaped wall surrounding the conservatory.
5 sketches showing different cornices
The sketch is a copy from The Builder journal 21 July 1866. It is captioned 'Alt Stadt Bridge Gate Prague Builder 21 July 1866 p.548'. It shows the Late Gothic tower, designed by Peter Parler, with sculptures of saints and coats of arms.
The sketch is a copy from Illustrated London News, 13 January 1872. It is captioned 'A Street in Rouen after S. Read Illustrated London News Jan 13 1872'. The original artist is Samuel Read (1815-1883) and the drawing depicts people in a street surrounded by shops and timber framed buildings.
The sketch is captioned 'Penshurst Kent' and shows the outside of the building which has a castellated design.
The sketch is captioned 'Labourers' Cottages Society of Arts Prize Design by Mr John Birch', 'Estimate £203..0..0' and 'Builder 31 December 1864'.
One of the buildings has a cross erected on the roof, which is at an extremely steep pitch. The other building has a two-storey bay window and a bell tower. There are multiple ground plans and there is a note about colouring bricks with additional comments, including the year 1847.
The sketch showing the exterior of church and the bell tower.
This is a piece of paper, cut-out in the shape of a square, with part of an article printed on one side and the illustrated 'E' on the other. The article discusses the engraver William Etty.
A1 brown paper folded in half around the tracing paper drawings
Rubbing of the outer face of the arches in the head of the bay window of Kid Hall.
The ground plan is drawn in pencil with a brown wash to indicate the walls
Buildings and rooms shown in the plan include a stable, coal room, scully, sitting room, kitchen, and shop.
Multiple perspectives of window and a large scale design of what appears to be a hinge mechanism
The drawing shows a door with a rounded top shaped in imitation of the sun. It is drawn in black ink on tracing paper, which has been folded multiple times.
Pencil sketch of an unidentified frame with focus on the detail of one section
One side of the paper has a decorative motif in a brown wash. The other has a pencil sketch in a square shape with a floral design at the centre
The stone carving designs are scallop shaped and drawn in pencil. The floral detail is also drawn in penci,l but it is more elaborate and boldly delineated
On one side of the paper there is a design of an opening drawn in black ink. This resembles a door but the position of the handle suggests a different function, as it would require a hinge on the bottom rather than the side. The other side of the paper shows the elevation and ground plan of an unidentified building drawn faintly in pencil. This building resembles a church.
The drawing shows a crowned male figure with a sword and armour. A coat of arms is sketched below him with words that are difficult to decipher. The statue is set into an unidentified building and is surrounded by an ornately carved design.
An A1 size piece of paper is folded around two more pieces of A2 paper with additional drawings. The inside of the A1 paper contains pencil elevations of a domed building with columns and ornate entablature. The exterior has pencil elevations and ground plans of a multistorey unidentified building. There are also elevations of a house with multipaned windows and additional drawings, including those of domed ceilings. The enfolded paper A2 on the right hand side has cross sections of an unidentified three storey building with attic space and basement. The name on the top left corner is 'Mr R. Wilson'. There is a caption in pencil which appears to say 'From the level of the flags on front - the bottom of the window'. The cross section is drawn in pencil and ink with a pale pink wash. The other piece of A2 paper has pencil ground plans on both sides with designs for the bases of columns.
There are two elevations with plans detailing the ground and first floors. A scale has been provided.
The sketches are on paper that is roughly A1 size. They are very rough with minimal detail and no measurements
The sketch shows a lodge with doric columns. It is situated beside the entrance to a driveway framed by stone pillars. The design resembles the doric lodge at the Wentworth Estate. The lodge is surrounded by foliage and there is a rough outline of a male statue on the right hand side. There is also a faint indication of a river with a bridge sketched across it.
Measurements are given on a rough sketch titled 'Style Molding (Plain)'. There are also two more sketches, one with an indecipherable title and the other showing a decorative design. 'York Mansion House' is written underneath the central sketch.
A folded A0 piece of paper contains pencil sketches of columns and a black ink drawing of floral entablature
The plans are folded inside the elevations on a separate piece of card. The elevations depict the entrance front, the principle elevation, and the garden elevation of a grand detached brick building with three floors. It has been coloured using a brown colour wash. The plans show the ground floor and the first floor with flaps of paper being used to propose alterations. These are sketched in pencil with a pink wash on the walls. The date (March 1853) is inscribed on the right hand side next to Frederick Bell's signature. There is also a note in pencil which reads 'Hookstone [?]'.
One side depicts a rough sketch of a capital with measurements. The other shows a rough sketch of a staircase with the outline of iron railings and the caption '[?] for the iron work'.
Two small sketches. One side shows the columns and entablature of an unidentified building and the other is a sketch of brickwork. Both are coloured in black and pink.
Two sketches of a gas light in pencil; one is highly detailed. Two sketches of the same light are also attached on tracing paper.
The church is named but difficult to decipher. Payments are listed including for 'lyme about the steeple', 'glue', and 'strong mort'. William Harrison is named as a payee.
The lists of windows and doors are written in pencil and the twelve apostles are written in ink
The outline of an arc can be seen and there are some numbers included on the right hand side
One side shows a sketch of cast iron machinery with additional close-up of the contraption. The other side shows two rough sketches of a shed.
One side has very light sketches of a building and the other has three sketches of brickwork, including what appears to be the bottom of a column.
Includes dining room, drawing room, and cook's cornices
Shows wall extending down a slope with detail of columns, brickwork, and gates.
The sketches and notes are drawn in ink. The notes detail the composition (including limestone and hair) of '[?] floor'. They also describe girders at an asylum and 'tiles in cement'.
One side shows a rough pencil plan with minimal measurements. The other shows a pencil plan of the same building with red wash on the walls and more extensive measurements.
Pencil plan with red wash on walls. Measurements included.
Note written in ink on blue paper. Details the rooms and requirements for the labourers' cottages.
Large sketch of column with ornamental detail
Details staircases and doorways on multiple floors with measurements also included
One side of the paper shows pencil sketches of an unidentified building. The other has estimates, written in ink, for the cost of plumbing at Knapton House. This could be the building sketched on the other side, but the details suggest a church.
Shows plan of unidentified building with an adjacent sketch detailing measurements. There is also a pencil drawing of floral ornamentation.
List written in pencil detailing the rooms and architectural features of the house. Also lists information about the surrounding grounds and the dates of construction (1866-1867).
Shows multi-paned window from front and side. The surrounding brickwork is also visible.
Shows rough front elevation and plan of the same unidentified building. The front elevation includes multi-paned windows and a mounted entrance to the building.
One chimney at centre of the pitched roof. No doors visible but the windows are sketched, including two dormer windows.
Front elevation and plan sketched on recto. Roman numerals visible on the elevation and also 'I.R.' ornamental lettering. There is also a very rough sketch on the verso.
Pencil drawing of details of the bay window, with measurements
Three elevations sketched in pencil on tracing paper.
Comprises the front elevation, back elevation, side elevation, and a chamber plan.
The plan includes staircases and windows.
Front elevation of the property showing side door and bay window.
Image of hand-drawn cartoon of a male head with beard.
Also includes Mr Underwood’s House in the Groves and a note about Mr Tonge’s kitchen in Goodramgate. On the reverse is a rough plan of Fowler’s house and farmyard, Dunnington Common.
Includes side and front elevations of the house.
Pencil drawing of the roof over the buttery, bay window and carvings on beams. With some measurements.
Watercolour of a stained glass medallion.