. English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft. settes, acanthus, and other em-bossed work, following the lines of Tijou. He had probably workedon the choir screens of St. Pauls, but he was distinctly Tijousinferior in knowledge of the principles of design and in artisticpowers. While Bakewells leaf-work is always fine in technique,accompanying the lines of the scrolls in a graceful manner, Edneysacanthus leaves sometimes diverge abruptly from the stems, andthe most original of his designs are amateur. His most
. English ironwork of the XVIIth & XVIIIth centuries; an historical & analytical account of the development of exterior smithcraft. settes, acanthus, and other em-bossed work, following the lines of Tijou. He had probably workedon the choir screens of St. Pauls, but he was distinctly Tijousinferior in knowledge of the principles of design and in artisticpowers. While Bakewells leaf-work is always fine in technique,accompanying the lines of the scrolls in a graceful manner, Edneysacanthus leaves sometimes diverge abruptly from the stems, andthe most original of his designs are amateur. His most importantwork is in St. Mary Redcliffe Church, and is of the rich characterof Tijous work in St. Pauls. The accounts show that he madethe gates to the chancel in 1710, for ^60, and two pairs of gatesat the side of the chancel for ^50. He found much employmentin Bristol, in several of the churches, notably in the TempleChurch, and that of St. Nicholas, and in city buildings, the gatesof the Exchange, not completed till about 1740, being apparentlyby him. William Edney must thus either have worked for a full ^ .-^tr Plate XXI,. GATES TO TEWKESBURY ABBEY BY WILLIAM EDNEY,MADE FOR LORD GAGE IN 1734. William Edney 73 thirty years, or the gates may have been brought from an earlierbuilding, or a successor was left imbued with his traditions. Thegates to St. Johns Hospital in Warwick resemble those in QueensSquare, Bristol, and like the rail to the Leicester tomb in St. Marys,Warwick, are characteristic of Edney. The hospital gates werefor many years overgrown with ivy, and the entire overthrow andsome of the enrichments have rusted away. Edney is probablyalso responsible for the fine pair of gates presented to Tewkesbury
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