Realising the idea of returning Stowe's Large Library to its original form was rather hard, since it was not originally one room but two when built in the middle of the eighteenth century.
Technical Case Study: The Large Library
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Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey is home to a rare 14th century sedilia, a seat for officiating priests next to the altar, which is constructed of oak rather than the usual stone.
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Technical Case Study: The Restoration
The Adam rooms are the only major commission of his to survive in Ireland and the interiors hold a unique place in Ireland's architectural history. Headfort is important also in that a valuable archive of drawings, correspondence and photographs survive.
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Headfort House, Ireland
In the early 1770s Thomas Taylor, the first Earl of Headfort, commissioned Irish architect George Semple to build Headfort House. The interior contains a magnificent suite of six state rooms designed by the renowned Scottish architect Robert Adam.