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Mackintosh house in England.(Brief Article)
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Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke made a fortune manufacturing model ships and railways in Northampton, England. In 1916 his father bought an early nineteenth-century terraced house at 78 Derngate, which he gave to his son on his marriage in 1917. To refurbish it the couple hired the Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh.
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Although Mackintosh never visited the site during the project, he made significant changes to the house. An extension was built at the rear, which enlarged the kitchen and dining room and provided an…
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Mackintosh house in England.(Brief Article)
...Northampton, England. In 1916 his...century terraced house at 78 Derngate...Charles Rennie Mackintosh. [ILLUSTRATION...OMITTED] Although Mackintosh never visited...changes to the house. An extension...In addition, Mackintosh designed furniture...specifically for the house. In ... |
 "The Economist (US)")
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Where Ikea got its style: Swedish design.(Carl Larsson, Victoria and Albert...
...domesticity, but later made stunningly original crafts for the house, anticipating the Bauhaus. Theirs soon became the best...Like fellow artists Claude Monet at Giverny and Charles Rennie Mackintosh in Glasgow, Larsson created a home that was radically elegant... |
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House hunting; Architectural guides; Pevsner's English buildings.(Books and...
...guidebooks, "The Buildings of England", which celebrates its 50th...Schmoller, for Penguin Books. England was completed with Staffordshire...funny foreigner in a shabby mackintosh, was ill at ease in country...Writing "The Buildings of England", working as a joint editor... |
 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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The Voice of Scotland; Real heroes owed a debt of honour.(Features)
...comfort In a recent article, David Thompson...patron saint of England. - L.R. Clifford...Joan Burnie's article on Edinburgh...21 Ley Burn House, Richmond Grove...who went to New England in the 1970s...Charles Rennie Mackintosh's architectural...publication should be brief and ... |
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