Barlaston Hall. Barlaston
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Barlaston Hall. Barlaston
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 23 Aug 2002
The eminent Georgian architect Robert Taylor built a series of villas in which he experimented by mixing up the shapes of the rooms (as well as the interior decoration), manifested externally by square projections (seen here), canted projections (to the sides), and bowed projections (the back). Barlaston was built c1756. The pediment is embellished by ball finials and Taylor has used his favoured distinctive octagonal window panes. A most elegant composition. Grade I listed. By the 1970s the house was in a very sorry state, in large part due to the neglect of its owners Wedgwood, but it has since been restored (the gory details can be found on Wikipedia). The first in Taylor's series: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
52.949266
Longitude
-2.158611