. Lutyens houses and gardens . 127.—Howth Gastle : The Loggia. Treatment of Granite 177 siderable remodelling was done at the beginning of theeighteenth century. More than one owner during thenineteenth century made additions, in which the Gothiccharacter of the old work was imitated with such amountof skill as was available at the time. Sir Edwins work consisted of building a new tower atthe south-west end, a new loggia in the angle formed by thesouth and west wings (Fig. 127), new corridors on the northside of the west wing, and the remodelling of some of therooms. The new tower is lacking i
. Lutyens houses and gardens . 127.—Howth Gastle : The Loggia. Treatment of Granite 177 siderable remodelling was done at the beginning of theeighteenth century. More than one owner during thenineteenth century made additions, in which the Gothiccharacter of the old work was imitated with such amountof skill as was available at the time. Sir Edwins work consisted of building a new tower atthe south-west end, a new loggia in the angle formed by thesouth and west wings (Fig. 127), new corridors on the northside of the west wing, and the remodelling of some of therooms. The new tower is lacking in the personal touchfor which we are accustomed to look in Sir Edwins work,because he was tied down to follow the character of the restof the castle ; but in the loggia (Fig. 127) he has been morefree to strike out in a new line, and he has done so withsuccess. The plain pillars without capitals or bases and thesimply worked stones of the arch show his usual keenappreciation of the value of material. The local graniteis a so
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