Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . Fig. 217.—EuixnuRGH University, from South Bridge 292 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM to be grouped, as shown on the engraving of the plan in the thirdvolume of the Works (Fig. 218). From the plan it will be seenthat the first Court was intended to be 178 ft. long by 38 ft. wide, f SlyC/ir ^Z~J- 3Kr*y,. Fig. 218.—Plan of University at Edinburgh, as designed by Robert Adam. -while the second or Great Court was to be 145 ft. 6 in. by 144 to the delays that
Robert Adam & his brothers; their lives, work & influence on English architecture, decoration and furniture . Fig. 217.—EuixnuRGH University, from South Bridge 292 THE LIVES AND WORK OF ROBERT AND JAMES ADAM to be grouped, as shown on the engraving of the plan in the thirdvolume of the Works (Fig. 218). From the plan it will be seenthat the first Court was intended to be 178 ft. long by 38 ft. wide, f SlyC/ir ^Z~J- 3Kr*y,. Fig. 218.—Plan of University at Edinburgh, as designed by Robert Adam. -while the second or Great Court was to be 145 ft. 6 in. by 144 to the delays that occurred in obtaining money to carry onthe work much time was lost, and, before the new buildings were faradvanced, Robert Adam died and was succeeded by his youngerbrothers, James and William. James, however, cannot have made THE ERECTION OF EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY BUILDING 293 much progress, since it is known that he only survived his brotherRobert by two years. So slowly were the funds subscribed that,according to Kincaid, only ,£32,000 had been obtained by the endof February 1794. Even in the year 181 1 it was recorded thatthe building could not then be described as half finished. Aboutthe time when the suspension of building operations occurred,William Adam ceased to practise, and when the erection of the
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