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... streets , the stone paving worn into grooves by the chariot wheels . Each house , or each back - to - back group of houses , filled a block . There was a door and , if the owner was a shopkeeper , an open shop to the street ; otherwise ...
... streets , the stone paving worn into grooves by the chariot wheels . Each house , or each back - to - back group of houses , filled a block . There was a door and , if the owner was a shopkeeper , an open shop to the street ; otherwise ...
Page 269
... street design - as can be seen in old prints of Regent Street - was good ; the straights and curves were carefully demarcated by such Grove House Albany Cott Kent Terrace Macclesfield Bridge Regents Canal Zoe Park Gloucester Gate ...
... street design - as can be seen in old prints of Regent Street - was good ; the straights and curves were carefully demarcated by such Grove House Albany Cott Kent Terrace Macclesfield Bridge Regents Canal Zoe Park Gloucester Gate ...
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... Street . Colonnaded footwalks , whose columns would appear in diminish- ing perspective , emphasized the curve of Regent Street itself 270 devices as corner turrets , while the original colonnaded Quadrant linking Regent Street with ...
... Street . Colonnaded footwalks , whose columns would appear in diminish- ing perspective , emphasized the curve of Regent Street itself 270 devices as corner turrets , while the original colonnaded Quadrant linking Regent Street with ...
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Western Architecture: A Concise History R. Furneaux Jordan,Robert Furneaux Jordan No preview available - 1985 |
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