Edward Lovett Pearce was born in County Meath, the son of General Edward Pearce, who was a cousin of Sir John Vanbrugh. In that same year Vanbrugh was beginning work on his first great architectural commission of Castle Howard which was the first truly baroque house in England, ironically Vanbrugh's new cousin was to be one of the leading architects whose designs were to overthrow the baroque fashion less than 28 years later. In 1715 following the death of his father, Pearce became a pupil of his eminent architect cousin, it is theref ...

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Edward Lovett Pearce, Edward Lovett Pearce - Early Life, Edward Lovett Pearce - Architectural Career, Edward Lovett Pearce - Castletown, Edward Lovett Pearce - Bellamont, Edward Lovett Pearce - Stillorgan Obelisk, Edward Lovett Pearce - Irish Houses of Parliament, Edward Lovett Pearce - Cashel Palace, Edward Lovett Pearce - Legacy

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Country house - Defining the country house Country house - Who built the houses and why Country house - The architectural history of the country house
Country house - The first country houses: before 1500 Country house - The Tudor and Jacobean periods:1500–1630 Country house - The formal house:1630–1720 Country house - The classical ideal: 1730–1790 Country house - The Gothic Revival and 19th-century eclecticism Country house - Twentieth century postscript
Country house - Life in the country house
Country house - Social structures Country house - Old and new money Country house - Changes in the country house lifestyle since 1830
Country house - The decline of the country house Country house - The country house in recent years Country house - Outside England
Country house - The Scottish country house Country house - The Irish country house Country house - Beyond the British Isles

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While the rebuilding by the Wide Streets Commission fundamentally changed the streetscape in Dublin, a property boom led to additional building outside the central core. Unlike twentieth century building booms in Dublin (which by general agreement were disastrously mismanaged) the eighteenth century developments were carefully controlled. The developing areas were divided into precincts, each of which was given to a different developer. The scope of their developments were restricted, however, with strict controls imposed on style of residential building, design of buildings and location, s ...

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Georgian Dublin, Georgian Dublin - Dublin's Development, Georgian Dublin - Rebuilding Dublin's Core, Georgian Dublin - 18th Century Property Developers, Georgian Dublin - The Act of Union and Georgian Dublin, Georgian Dublin - Georgian Dublin today

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Some of the finest of Cassels works in order of commencement are listed below. (Dates often vary from on source to the other) Richard Cassels - Trinity College Printing House. This perfect small doric temple, was completed in 1734, and is thought to be Cassels' first major solo work. A four-columned portico of doric columns projected from the rusticated severe building and the entirety is only the width of the portico. (This building is sometimes attributed to Edward Lovett Pearce). See also:

Richard Cassels, Richard Cassels - Early work, Richard Cassels - Notable works, Richard Cassels - Trinity College Printing House, Richard Cassels - Carton House 1739, Richard Cassels - Russborough House 1742, Richard Cassels - Summerhill, Richard Cassels - Powerscourt House 1741, Richard Cassels - Tyrone House 1740, Richard Cassels - Leinster House 1745, Richard Cassels - Rotunda Hospital 1757, Richard Cassels - Legacy to Ireland

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Pearce's design for the new Irish Houses of Parliament was revolutionary. The building was effectively semi-circular in shape, occupying nearly an acre and a half (6,000 m²) of ground. Unlike Chichester House, which was set far back from Hoggen Green, the new building was to open up directly onto the Green, as the above photograph shows. The principal entrance consisted of a colonnade of Ionic columns extending around three sides of the entrance quadrangle, forming a letter 'E' (see picture at the bottom of the page). Three stat ...

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Irish Houses of Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - Plans for the new building, Irish Houses of Parliament - Design of the new building, Irish Houses of Parliament - Pearce's design copied in the US Capitol and British Museum, Irish Houses of Parliament - Public ceremonial in the Irish Houses of Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - Abolition of Irish Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - After 1800: From a parliament to a bank, Irish Houses of Parliament - The continuing symbolism of the Old Irish Houses of Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - The Dáil choses a different home, Irish Houses of Parliament - A curiously contradictory symbol, Irish Houses of Parliament - Footnotes

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Buildings by Palladio himself are all in Venice and the Veneto. They include Villa Capra and Villa Badoer, as well as Santa Maria della Salute in Venice. In Palladio's architectural treatises, as well as the buildings he designed and built, he followed the principles defined by the Roman architect Vitruvius and his 15th-century disciple Leone Battista Alberti, who adhered to principles of classical Roman architecture based on mathematical proportions rather than ...

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Palladian architecture, Palladian architecture - Palladio's architecture, Palladian architecture - The Palladian window, Palladian architecture - The spread of Palladianism, Palladian architecture - English Palladianism, Palladian architecture - English Palladian revival neo-Palladian, Palladian architecture - Irish Palladianism, Palladian architecture - North American Palladianism, Palladian architecture - Decline of Palladianism

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John Vanbrugh - London. Vanbrugh's London career was diverse and varied, comprising playwriting, architectural design, and attempts to combine these two overarching interests. For a chronological overview of his overlapping achievements and business ventures, which were sometimes confusing even to Vanbrugh himself, see A Vanbrugh timeline below. Vanbrugh was a committed Whig and member of the Whig Kit-Cat Club — indeed being regarded as its most popular and beloved member — in line with the cha ...

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John Vanbrugh, John Vanbrugh - Early life, John Vanbrugh - Political activism and the Bastille, John Vanbrugh - Public life, John Vanbrugh - London, John Vanbrugh - Playwright, John Vanbrugh - Architect, John Vanbrugh - Legacy, John Vanbrugh - A Vanbrugh timeline, John Vanbrugh - Notes

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Main list of visual artists: List of Irish artists List of Irish people - Architecture. Eileen Gray James Hoban, designer of White House Kevin Roche Sam Stephenson Edward Lovett Pearce List of Irish people - Actors. Patrick Bergin Pierce Brosnan, Navan-born James Bond Gabriel Byrne Cyril Cusack, born in South Africa Niamh Cusack Sorcha Cusack Daniel Day-Lew ...

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List of Irish people, List of Irish people - Art, List of Irish people - Architecture, List of Irish people - Actors, List of Irish people - Music, List of Irish people - Dance, List of Irish people - Writing, List of Irish people - Business, List of Irish people - Politics, List of Irish people - Science Education and Technology, List of Irish people - Sport, List of Irish people - Other, List of Irish people - Notable Irish people selection, List of Irish people - Notable people of Irish descent

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Buildings by Palladio himself are all iin Venice and the Veneto. They include Villa Capra and Villa Badoer, as well as Santa Maria della Salute in Venice. In Palladio's architectural treatises, as well as the buildings he designed and built, he followed the principles defined by the Roman architect Vitruvius and his 15th-century disciple Leone Battista Alberti, who adhered to principles of classical Roman architecture based on mathematical proportions rather than ...

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Palladian architecture, Palladian architecture - Palladio's architecture, Palladian architecture - The Palladian window, Palladian architecture - The spread of Palladianism, Palladian architecture - English Palladianism, Palladian architecture - English Palladian revival neo-Palladian, Palladian architecture - Irish Palladianism, Palladian architecture - North American Palladianism, Palladian architecture - Decline of Palladianism

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Subject to qualifications which are discussed below, a country house will once have been the centrepiece of an agricultural estate large enough to provide the landowner with sufficient income to be accepted as a member of either the aristocracy or the gentry. In the 19th century and earlier this generally required an estate of at least a thousand acres (4 km²) of land. A few landowners owned more than a hundred times this minimum, and this inequality within the ruling class i ...

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Country house, Country house - Defining the country house, Country house - Who built the houses and why, Country house - The architectural history of the country house, Country house - The first country houses: before 1500, Country house - The Tudor and Jacobean periods:1500–1630, Country house - The formal house:1630–1720, Country house - The classical ideal: 1730–1790, Country house - The Gothic Revival and 19th-century eclecticism, Country house - Twentieth century postscript, Country house - Life in the country house, Country house - Social structures, Country house - Old and new money, Country house - Changes in the country house lifestyle since 1830, Country house - The decline of the country house, Country house - The country house in recent years, Country house - Outside England, Country house - The Scottish country house, Country house - The Irish country house, Country house - Beyond the British Isles

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The baroque style, popular in Europe, was never truly to the English taste. It was quickly superseded when, in the first quarter of the 18th century, four books were published in Britain which highlighted the simplicity and purity of classical architecture. These were: Vitruvius Britannicus published by Colen Campbell, 1715 (of which supplemental volumes appeared through the century) Palladio's Four Books of Architecture published by Giacomo Leoni, 1715 Leone Battista Alberti's De Re Aedificato ...

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Palladian architecture, Palladian architecture - Palladio's architecture, Palladian architecture - The Palladian window, Palladian architecture - The spread of Palladianism, Palladian architecture - English Palladianism, Palladian architecture - English Palladian revival neo-Palladian, Palladian architecture - Irish Palladianism, Palladian architecture - North American Palladianism, Palladian architecture - Decline of Palladianism

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The architectural historian Mark Girouard argues in Life in the English Country House, that country houses were essentially "power houses" built to enhance the ability of the owners to influence local and national politics. Some of the great houses, such as Kedleston Hall and Holkham Hall, were certainly built to impress and to dominate the landscape. It should also be noted that not all country house builders had an interest in politics, even in an informal sense. Nevertheless, country houses often served as meeting places for the ru ...

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Country house, Country house - Defining the country house, Country house - Who built the houses, and why, Country house - The architectural history of the country house, Country house - The first country houses: before 1500, Country house - The Tudor and Jacobean periods:1500–1630, Country house - The formal house:1630–1720, Country house - The classical ideal: 1730–1790, Country house - The Gothic Revival and 19th-century eclecticism, Country house - Twentieth century postscript, Country house - Life in the country house, Country house - Social structures, Country house - Old and new money, Country house - Changes in the country house lifestyle since 1830, Country house - The decline of the country house, Country house - The country house in recent years, Country house - Outside England, Country house - The Scottish country house, Country house - The Irish country house, Country house - Beyond the British Isles

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Richard Cassels, who originally trained as an engineer, came to Ireland in 1728 at the behest of Sir Gustavus Hume of County Fermanagh to design for Hume a mansion on the shores of Lough Erne. Hume had probably discovered Cassels working in London where he was influenced by the circle of architects influenced by Lord Burlington. Cassels, soon after arrival in Ireland, established a thriving architectural practice in Dublin. Architecturally at the time Dublin was an exiting place to be – Edward Lovett Pearce, also newly established in the c ...

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Richard Cassels, Richard Cassels - Early work, Richard Cassels - Notable works, Richard Cassels - Trinity College Printing House, Richard Cassels - Carton House 1739, Richard Cassels - Russborough House 1742, Richard Cassels - Summerhill, Richard Cassels - Powerscourt House 1741, Richard Cassels - Tyrone House 1740, Richard Cassels - Leinster House 1745, Richard Cassels - Rotunda Hospital 1757, Richard Cassels - Legacy to Ireland

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Vanbrugh is remembered today for his vast contribution to British culture, theatre, and architecture. An immediate dramatic legacy was found among his papers after his sudden death, the three-act comedy fragment A Journey to London. Vanbrugh had told his old friend Colley Cibber that he intended in this play to question traditional marriage roles even more radically than in the plays of his youth, and end it with a marriage falling irreconcilably apart. The unfinished manuscript, today available in Vanbrugh's Collected Works, d ...

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John Vanbrugh, John Vanbrugh - Early life, John Vanbrugh - Political activism and the Bastille, John Vanbrugh - Public life, John Vanbrugh - London, John Vanbrugh - Playwright, John Vanbrugh - Architect, John Vanbrugh - Legacy, John Vanbrugh - A Vanbrugh timeline, John Vanbrugh - Notes

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At some point in recent decades—perhaps after the exhibition, The Destruction of the Country House, at the Victoria and Albert Museum in 1974, or after the election of the Thatcher government in 1979 which led to reductions in taxes on the rich—the precipitous decline of the British country house, which many people, both sympathetic and hostile, had assumed would continue until there were very few survivors, none of them occupied as private residences, levelled off, and arguably it has now been reversed. The role of the country ho ...

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Country house, Country house - Defining the country house, Country house - Who built the houses and why, Country house - The architectural history of the country house, Country house - The first country houses: before 1500, Country house - The Tudor and Jacobean periods:1500–1630, Country house - The formal house:1630–1720, Country house - The classical ideal: 1730–1790, Country house - The Gothic Revival and 19th-century eclecticism, Country house - Twentieth century postscript, Country house - Life in the country house, Country house - Social structures, Country house - Old and new money, Country house - Changes in the country house lifestyle since 1830, Country house - The decline of the country house, Country house - The country house in recent years, Country house - Outside England, Country house - The Scottish country house, Country house - The Irish country house, Country house - Beyond the British Isles

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The amateur architect Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) once referred to Palladio's "I Quattro Libri dell'Architettura" as his bible. Jefferson acquired an intense appreciation of Palladio's architectural concepts, and his designs for the Jefferson Monticello estate and the University of Virginia were based on drawings from Palladio's book. Realising the powerful political significance pertaining to ancient Roman buildings, Jefferson designed many of his civic buildings in the Palladian style. Monticello (remodelled between 1796 and 1808 ...

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Palladian architecture, Palladian architecture - Palladio's architecture, Palladian architecture - The Palladian window, Palladian architecture - The spread of Palladianism, Palladian architecture - English Palladianism, Palladian architecture - English Palladian revival neo-Palladian, Palladian architecture - Irish Palladianism, Palladian architecture - North American Palladianism, Palladian architecture - Decline of Palladianism

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During the Palladian revival period in Ireland, even quite modest mansions were cast in a neo-Palladian mould. Palladian architecture in Ireland subtly differs from that in England. While adhering as in other countries to the basic ideals of Palladio, it is often truer to them - perhaps because it was often designed by architects who had come directly from mainland Europe, and therefore were not influenced by the evolution that Palladianism was undergoing in Britain, or perhaps because Ireland was more provincial and its fashions changed at a slower pace than elsewhere. Whatever the reason, Palladi ...

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Palladian architecture, Palladian architecture - Palladio's architecture, Palladian architecture - The Palladian window, Palladian architecture - The spread of Palladianism, Palladian architecture - English Palladianism, Palladian architecture - English Palladian revival neo-Palladian, Palladian architecture - Irish Palladianism, Palladian architecture - North American Palladianism, Palladian architecture - Decline of Palladianism

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Dublin was for much of its existence a mediæval city, marked by the existence of a particular style of buildings, built on narrow winding mediæval streets. The first move towards becoming a Georgian city actually occurred during the reign of King Charles II when the then Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, the Earl of Ormonde (later made Duke of Ormonde) issued an instruction which was to have dramatic repercussions for the city as it exists today. Though the city over the century had grown around the River Liffey, its buildings as in many other m ...

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Georgian Dublin, Georgian Dublin - Dublin's Development, Georgian Dublin - Rebuilding Dublin's Core, Georgian Dublin - 18th Century Property Developers, Georgian Dublin - The Act of Union and Georgian Dublin, Georgian Dublin - Georgian Dublin today

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For whatever reason however the 'Bank of Ireland' as it was generally called, remained untouched. When in 1919, Irish republican MPs elected in the 1918 general election assembled to form the First Dáil and issue a Unilateral Declaration of Independence, they chose not to seek to use the old Irish parliament house but instead the Round Room of the Mansion House, the residence of the Lord Mayor of Dublin. (Ironically the Round Room had more royal connections than the Houses of Parliament; it had been built for the visit of King George IV in ...

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Irish Houses of Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - Plans for the new building, Irish Houses of Parliament - Design of the new building, Irish Houses of Parliament - Pearce's design copied in the US Capitol and British Museum, Irish Houses of Parliament - Public ceremonial in the Irish Houses of Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - Abolition of Irish Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - After 1800: From a parliament to a bank, Irish Houses of Parliament - The continuing symbolism of the Old Irish Houses of Parliament, Irish Houses of Parliament - The Dáil choses a different home, Irish Houses of Parliament - A curiously contradictory symbol, Irish Houses of Parliament - Footnotes

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The decline of the English country house began during the Agricultural Depression of the 1870s and was dramatically accelerated by World War I. The huge staff required to maintain them had either left to fight and never return, departed to work in the munitions factories, or to fulfil the void left by the fighting men in other work places. On the cessation of war, of those who returned, many left the countryside for better paid jobs in towns. The final blow for many country houses came following World War II, when many houses which had been ...

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Country house, Country house - Defining the country house, Country house - Who built the houses and why, Country house - The architectural history of the country house, Country house - The first country houses: before 1500, Country house - The Tudor and Jacobean periods:1500–1630, Country house - The formal house:1630–1720, Country house - The classical ideal: 1730–1790, Country house - The Gothic Revival and 19th-century eclecticism, Country house - Twentieth century postscript, Country house - Life in the country house, Country house - Social structures, Country house - Old and new money, Country house - Changes in the country house lifestyle since 1830, Country house - The decline of the country house, Country house - The country house in recent years, Country house - Outside England, Country house - The Scottish country house, Country house - The Irish country house, Country house - Beyond the British Isles

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