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…popularizer of Gothic archaeology was John Britton, who diffused a knowledge of the medieval buildings of Great Britain with two series of books, The Architectural Antiquities of Great Britain (1807–26) and The History and Antiquities of the Cathedral (Churches of England) (1814–35).
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The antiquarian John Britton (1771-1857) and the neo-classical architect Sir John Soane (1753-1837) shared a strong belief that objects in all its kinds and forms were an essential part of one’s education. Their fascination with objects is manifested in Britton’s book The Union of Architecture, Sculpture and Painting of 1827, which was the ...
Nov 6, 2023 · The antiquarian and topographic author John Britton (1771–1857), a lifelong friend and associate of Soane, planned to write a ’tell-all’ biography in which he would reveal the malicious nature of the architect, and his obsession with remembrance and veneration, to scandalous effect.
Overview. Architectural historian of the Gothic in England, topographer; earlier serious scholar of medieval architecture. He was born in Kingston St. Michael, Wiltshire, UK, near Chippenham. Britton’s parents were Henry Britton, who worked as a farmer, baker, and village shopkeeper, and Anne Hillier (Britton).
John Britton (British, Kington St. Michael, 1771–1857 London (?)) 1827 The History and Antiquities of the Metropolitical Church of York: Illustrated by a Series of Engravings, Views, Elevations, Plans and Details of the Architecture of that Edifice: With Biographical Anecdotes of the Archbishops
Batty Langley (1696-1751) is one of the most familiar and generally infamous figures of Britain's eighteenth-century Gothic Revival (Fig. 1). Following his father, he trained as a gardener and was one of the early promoters of the irregular style that prefigured William Hogarth's ‘line of beauty’.
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