The history and antiquities of the parish of Lambeth, and the archiepiscopal palace .. . astyleportico of the Corinthian order raised upon steps. The columnsare fluted, and in point of detail differ materially from the speci-mens of the same order which we have been in the habit of see-ing in the buildings erected after the Italian school. What-ever might have been the defects of the style of building whichin the present day has given place to the elegant and lessformal introductions of Grecian art, the architect of the pre-sent building has not made the most felicitous choice in thepeculiar e
The history and antiquities of the parish of Lambeth, and the archiepiscopal palace .. . astyleportico of the Corinthian order raised upon steps. The columnsare fluted, and in point of detail differ materially from the speci-mens of the same order which we have been in the habit of see-ing in the buildings erected after the Italian school. What-ever might have been the defects of the style of building whichin the present day has given place to the elegant and lessformal introductions of Grecian art, the architect of the pre-sent building has not made the most felicitous choice in thepeculiar example of the Corinthian order that he has selectedin this instance. The capital is formed only of a single row ofleaves, from which rise the volutes and caulicolae ; the flower inthe abacus being a honeysuckle. So much of the ornamentwhich we have been accustomed to witness in the capitals ofthis order being denuded, the columns appear to an unpractisedeye more to resemble the Ionic; the bases, however, are more ap -propriate to the order than the favourite attic base of the Italian. st. lukes district. 431 school, so often made use of in modern buildings in whichwe have seen good taste in many instances given way to entablature is sadly deficient in embellishment; the eggsand anchors, the modillions, with their accompanying panels, areall omitted, and only a bare architrave, frieze, and cornice,remains; the architect may plead his limited means as an ex-cuse for the liberties which have been taken with the detail;but the same reason should have prevented the adoption of theCorinthian order when three others existed, in each of which,plainness in decoration would be perfectly compatable with thecheapest, as the most expensive building. The whole is crownedwith a pediment. Within the portico are five entrances in thestyle of St. Johns Church, the only difference being in theheadways, which are slightly arched ; above the central doorwayis a window lighting the bel
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