The height of Gothic Revival: the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament), London. Image © David Hunt Empathetic historicism and romanticising older buildings has become an ever-common sentiment in modern Britain. In an article for the British daily The Telegraph, Stephe...
architects), as were the other small local hospitals: Dalintart, the Mackelvie, the County hospital, and the maternity hospital at Gleneuchar House. A small group of houses now stands on the site, on Polvinster gardens.
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5)The boom in industry saw lots of people moving tocities to find work. For the first time in world history,more people lived in cities than in the countryside, making city centres very cramped! Poor people lived in crowdedslums— houses which were overcrowded, smelly and in bad repair. ...
(1870-71), van Gogh’sThe Fortifications of Paris with Houses(1887), Monet’sCliffs at Etretat: The Needle Rock and Porte d’Aval (c1885) and Toulouse-Lautrec’s images of the urban underworld of Montmartre. The display can be seen in The Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries until 10th ...
Victorian houses are known for their elegant architecture and ornate detailing. But these generously proportioned homes also tend to be sturdily built, making them popular options for home renovation projects. With clever additions, an exterior makeover, and a rework of their layouts, they make fine...
acollectionof more than thirty-five thousand costumes and accessories, representing five continents and seven centuries of fashionable dress, regional costumes, and accessories for men, women, and children, from the fifteenth century to the present. The MET also now houses theBrooklyn Museum Costume ...
The newPoor Lawof 1834 turned out to be an unpopular measure in many parts of the country, however, and led to violent outbreaks of disorder. Its basic principle—that “outdoor poorrelief” (i.e., outside the workhouse) should cease and that conditions in workhouses should be “less el...
The Houses of Parliament in London were completed (they had to be rebuilt after a fire in 1834) 1870 The penny-farthing bicycle was invented by James Starley 1873 The first chocolate Easter eggs were made by Fry, Vaughan & Co. in Bristol 1875 A drainage system in London was completed, ...