A History of Cast Iron in Architecture |
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FIGURE PAGE 35 Eighteenth century fireback 32 3 3 3 3 9 | 32 |
Nineteenth century Welsh fireback with Arms and Supporters of Conroy of Llanbrynmair | 33 |
Inscribed beams in a disused blast furnace at Coalbrookdale | 39 |
Early water wheel at Coalbrookdale | 40 |
Interior of old moulding shop at Coalbrookdale | 41 |
View of the Coalbrookdale works in the sixteenth century | 42 |
House Cambridge 46 and | 47 |
The gates to Chirk Castle Llangollen eighteenth century | 49 |
and 185 The Hampstead Bridge London | 165 |
to 188 Cast iron bridge over the Grand Junction Canal at Blisworth 166 and | 167 |
and 190 The Park Street Bridge London | 168 |
Nash Mill Bridge near Kings Langley Herts | 169 |
Plan section and details of circular engine house at Gorton | 171 |
and 197 The Nine Elms Goods Depot London | 173 |
Contemporary drawing of the interior of Paddington Station London | 174 |
Entrance to Euston Station London | 175 |
the Rise of Cast Iron | 53 |
Thomas Farnolls Pritchard of Shrewsbury | 55 |
Thomas Telford | 57 |
and 48 Monument at Lindale Lancashire to the memory of John Wilkinson | 61 |
Casting cannon balls | 62 |
Monogram of George III | 65 |
Part of an early cast iron steam cylinder made for James Watt | 67 |
Cast iron stove from Compton Place Eastbourne | 68 |
German box stove in cast iron late sixteenth century | 69 |
Chamber stove designed by the brothers Haworth | 70 |
Back boiler range designed by the brothers Haworth | 71 |
to 63 Late eighteenth and early nineteenth century hob grates in cast iron 72 and | 73 |
to 67 Typical cast iron patterns for interiors and side jambs of late eighteenth century grates | 74 |
to 73 Late eighteenth and early nineteenth century cast iron panels for hob grates | 75 |
Early nineteenth century hob grate with unusual ornamental motifs | 76 |
Fireplace and grate in the Commercial Rooms Bristol | 77 |
The oldest known cast iron water mains Versailles 1664 | 79 |
Early cast iron water main at Philadelphia U S A | 80 |
Section of cast iron water main laid in London in 1810 | 81 |
to 82 The cast iron bridge at Coalbrookdale 83 84 and | 85 |
to 85 The bridge over the River Wear at Sunderland 87 88 and | 89 |
FIGURE PAGE 86 Thomas Telfords proposed new London Bridge 1801 | 91 |
Buildwas Bridge in Shropshire | 92 |
and 89 Craigellachie Bridge near Banff | 93 |
and 91 Galton Bridge at Smethwick Birmingham | 94 |
and 93 Waterloo Bridge at BettwsyCoed Carnarvonshire | 95 |
Ickneild Street Bridge at Birmingham | 96 |
Stokesay Bridge Shropshire | 97 |
Boston Town Bridge Lincolnshire | 98 |
Contemporary view of the New Iron Bridge at Bathwick Bath published in 1829 | 100 |
Abermule Bridge in Montgomeryshire ΙΟΙ 103 Design for a bridge over the Thames between London and Blackfriars Bridges | 102 |
Vauxhall Bridge London | 103 |
Cast iron bridge over the River Aire at Haddlesey Yorkshire | 105 |
Plan and elevation of the Chirk aqueduct | 107 |
ΠΟ The PontCysyllau aqueduct carrying the canal across the River Dee at the bottom of the Vale of Llangollen | 108 |
Elevations and plan of the PontCysylltau aqueduct | 109 |
Plan and sections of cast iron lock designed by Thomas Telford ΠΙΟ 114 Elevation plan and section of cast iron swivel bridge at St Katharines Docks... | 113 |
Details of columns and bases in the Manchester cotton mill | 114 |
Pair of gates from the garden entrance of Lansdowne House Berkeley Square London | 117 |
Cast iron railings Stone Buildings Lincolns Inn London | 118 |
Cast iron railings for Ely House Dover Street London | 119 |
Cast iron and lead railings Lincolns Inn London eighteenth century | 121 |
Cast iron balcony Grand Parade Brighton | 122 |
Montpelier Road Brighton | 123 |
Balconies in Charlotte Street Bristol | 124 |
Savile Place Clifton Bristol | 125 |
to 136 Examples of early nineteenth century balcony railings London 126 to | 129 |
Balcony railings at 43 Claremont Square Pentonville Road London | 130 |
Balcony railings Victoria Terrace Weymouth | 131 |
Cast iron balconies in Regent Terrace Edinburgh | 132 |
Balcony railings Brunswick Place Southampton | 133 |
and 145 Balcony railings and railings in Chester Terrace Regents Park London | 134 |
and 147 Railings in York Terrace Regents Park London | 135 |
Balconies and railings in Dorset Square London | 136 |
Balcony railing in the Adelphi London | 137 |
Railings in Portman Square London | 138 |
Railings and cast iron balcony at No 4 Cleveland Square London | 139 |
and 155 Cast iron balcony at No 5 Columbia Place Winchcombe Street | 140 |
and | 141 |
Cast iron railings and finial at Bryanston Square Marylebone London | 142 |
Gate at Campden Hill Square London early nineteenth century | 143 |
Railings at Park Crescent Regents Park London | 144 |
Early nineteenth century cast iron gates in Portman Square London | 145 |
Railings and gate posts in Surrey Street Norwich | 146 |
Early nineteenth century cast iron bollards | 147 |
Cast iron balusters in the Bedford Hotel Brighton | 148 |
Cast iron stair balusters at the De Grey Rooms York | 149 |
and 171 Cast iron columns in the Royal Pavilion Brighton | 150 |
Cast iron staircase in the Royal Pavilion Brighton | 151 |
to 175 The head office of the Essex and Suffolk Equitable Insurance Society Limited | 152 |
to | 154 |
Cast iron columns at Carlton House Terrace London | 155 |
George Stephenson | 161 |
Cast iron railway footbridge | 163 |
to 183 Cast iron bridge crossing the Regents Canal near Chalk Farm London | 164 |
Statue of Robert Stephenson outside Euston Station | 176 |
Interior of Euston Station from a contemporary drawing | 177 |
and 204 Entrance and cast iron gates at Euston Station | 178 |
and 207 Aldridge Road Bridge Birmingham | 180 |
and 209 The Town Bridge Thetford | 181 |
to 213 The Spey Bridge Fochabers | 182 |
to 216 Gingerbread Hall Bridge Gt Baddow Essex | 183 |
Babraham Bridge Cambs | 184 |
FIGURE PAGE 220 Gt Barr Street Bridge Birmingham | 185 |
Cast iron arches intended for the Britannia Bridge North Wales | 186 |
and 229 Lambeth Suspension Bridge London | 187 |
Hammersmith Suspension Bridge London | 188 |
Chelsea Suspension Bridge London | 189 |
and 234 Contemporary views of Westminster Bridge London 190 and | 191 |
The Market Hall Birmingham | 193 |
Bridgewater House London | 194 |
Interior of the Riding School Welbeck Abbey | 195 |
and 240 The City Temple London 195 and | 196 |
and 242 The Metropolitan Tabernacle Newington Butts London | 197 |
Nos 219 221 Chestnut Street St Louis U S A | 198 |
cast iron gallery front and arches | 199 |
to 252 The Crystal Palace London 200 to | 205 |
and 254 The Palm House Kew Gardens London 206 and | 207 |
The New York Crystal Palace | 208 |
An exhibit at the Great Exhibition of 1851 | 211 |
to 262 Cast iron exhibits at the Great Exhibition of 1851 212 and | 213 |
Cast iron plaque | 214 |
Cast iron lamp standard at Northampton | 215 |
Railings in the Museum grounds Leicester | 216 |
and 271 The cast iron lion designed by Alfred Stevens 216 and | 217 |
Gates to Hyde Park Marble Arch London | 218 |
and 274 Cast iron gates and railings designed for the Great Exhibition of 1851 218 and | 219 |
FIGURE PAGE 275 Cast iron grille at the Albert Hall London | 220 |
to 292 Designs for railings gates grilles lamp standards etc in cast iron taken from L N Cottinghams Smith and Founders Director published in 1840 ... | 235 |
Blackfriars Bridge London | 241 |
and 295 Railway Bridge at Blackfriars London 242 and | 243 |
and 297 The Maquis Viaduct on the Santiago and Valparaiso Railway Chile | 244 |
The Albert Suspension Bridge London | 245 |
to 302 The Trent Bridge Nottingham 246 and | 247 |
Conservatory in Glasgow | 248 |
The Arcade Johannesburg South Africa | 249 |
Winter Garden designed for the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society London | 250 |
Kiosk designed for erection in India | 251 |
Design for a cast iron pier | 253 |
Winter Palace Dublin | 254 |
Winter Garden the Infirmary Leeds | 255 |
to 312 Structural cast iron columns 256 and | 257 |
to 316 Amsterdam Station Dutch Rhenish Railway 258 to | 261 |
to 319 Woodside Station Birkenhead 262 and | 263 |
to 325 Victoria Station London 264 to | 268 |
Cast iron bandstand SouthendonSea | 269 |
to 332 Late nineteenth century brackets lamps and lamp standards 270 to | 273 |
The Royal Coat of Arms in cast iron | 274 |
and 335 Dogs in cast iron London | 275 |
Cast iron gates Gothic Revival | 276 |
and 338 Cast iron railings and terminals | 277 |
and 340 Cast iron stair balusters 278 and | 279 |
Cast iron balcony railings supports verandah and area railings at Lansdowne Place Bristol | 280 |
Cast iron balcony railings | 281 |
nineteenth century balcony and area railings at Craven Hill Gardens Paddington London | 282 |
Balcony and area railings in Munster Square Regents Park London | 283 |
nineteenth century balcony railings and brackets in Clifton Bristol | 284 |
Balcony railings at Alexander Place Kensington London | 285 |
Railings outside the Prison Leicester | 286 |
FIGURE PAGE 488 Diagrammatic section through a blast furnace | 356 |
Diagrammatic section through a cupola | 357 |
to 497 Stages in the casting of a slow combustion stove 359 to | 361 |
to 502 Plant in a mechanised foundry 363 to | 367 |
Sand casting pipes vertically in a pipe pit | 368 |
Cooking table ware in cast iron | 371 |
Cast iron letters | 372 |
Cast iron panel at the Oratory Central Schools Chelsea London | 373 |
APPENDIX I | 375 |
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