. The Victoria history of the county of Surrey. Natural history. DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE The ironwork to the casements is particularly good throughout Surrey, even in the cottages. No better collection can probably be found than that at 25 High Street, Guildford, although the same patterns are to be found elsewhere (Fig. 22). Some very clever early casement fastenings also exist at Ham House, Richmond. There are still left numbers of wrought ornamental hinges, although until lately they were constantly being destroyed ; there are also many old latches of complicated construction. At Beddington h
. The Victoria history of the county of Surrey. Natural history. DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE The ironwork to the casements is particularly good throughout Surrey, even in the cottages. No better collection can probably be found than that at 25 High Street, Guildford, although the same patterns are to be found elsewhere (Fig. 22). Some very clever early casement fastenings also exist at Ham House, Richmond. There are still left numbers of wrought ornamental hinges, although until lately they were constantly being destroyed ; there are also many old latches of complicated construction. At Beddington house is a sumptuous lock-plate of the time of and with the arms of Henry VII., somewhat similar to one at St. George's Chapel, Windsor.* It is to be noted that this old internal ironwork was always tinned ; after a little while this becomes a nice colour which harmonizes with the oak; the process was used in the fourteenth century and probably earlier, and answers well for internal work. In old ironwork, such as is found in con- nection with sign posts, the county is not rich. Two of the finest iron gates existing are in Surrey, and both at- tached to houses built by Leoni. Those for the Earl of Onslow at Clandon date from 1776, and though there are not so many accessories, they are quite as good as the other example, the famous Carshalton gates. There is a remark- able railing to the front of Trinity Church, Guildford, of fine design. Good examples also exist at Richmond, Putney and other parts near London, but there is no special local character in them. The iron firebacks of Surrey and Sussex are famous, indeed they do not seem to have been made elsewhere. At first they were large and of somewhat coarse and unconventional patterns, though some are of fine heraldic design. Afterwards very beautiful floral designs were made, probably by French artists. The patterns for the common Biblical subjects probably came from Holland, and are very inferior to those of the pagan subjects
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