Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . I Q mmm. Fig. 198.—Ceiling Detail, Vestibule, Syon House. Chapter X. AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THEAMERICAN WAR. When the American War commenced, with the Battle of Lexingtonin 1775, the brothers were occupied in directing the execution of someof the houses in Portland Place, in preparing designs for the RightHon. George Baillie of Mellerstain,and upon many other schemes. Thepart of Portland Place built by thebrothers extends from DevonshireStreet to Duchess Street. The greatwidth of th
Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . I Q mmm. Fig. 198.—Ceiling Detail, Vestibule, Syon House. Chapter X. AFTER THE COMMENCEMENT OF THEAMERICAN WAR. When the American War commenced, with the Battle of Lexingtonin 1775, the brothers were occupied in directing the execution of someof the houses in Portland Place, in preparing designs for the RightHon. George Baillie of Mellerstain,and upon many other schemes. Thepart of Portland Place built by thebrothers extends from DevonshireStreet to Duchess Street. The greatwidth of the street, 125 ft., is statedto be due to the Duke of Portland, theground landlord, having covenantedwith a lessee, Lord Foley, that nobuildings should be erected on thenorth side of Foley House, his lord-ships residence, which formerly stoodon the site of the Langham Mellerstain, the brothers were em-ployed to complete the work com-menced by their father, by adding thecentral part of the building on thesouth side of the entrance court. Theplan of the arrangement adopted isnow preserved in the
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