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Early Nineteenth Century

 Regency Architecture  is associated  with the period 1800-1820 when George IV was Prince Regent.  Such buildings often have a lightness of touch when compared to their  forebears, the veranda  like extension to the riverside façade of   Brook Hall, on the outskirts of the city,  is typical of the period. Curved  bays are also typical as  well as a general interest in the  ‘picturesque’.



Neoclassicism is the term given to the reproduction of the  classical style in an academic way. Rather than interpreting the spirit of the text books such buildings reproduced actual details. The Courthouse on
Bishop  street of 1818 is a very good example of this type.  Its columns are an exact copy of those on the Erechtheum in Athens. This was no longer  Roman Architecture like Bishop’s Gate but classicism from the source –  Greece


There are three main  types of  column used in classical architecture: the Doric, the Ionic, and the   Corinthian.  The Tuscan, shown here
on  the former Bishop’s Palace, is a simpler form of the Doric developed by the   Romans. The orders are said to have characteristics. Doric and Tuscan are   regarded as ‘male’ and associated with war or male saints. Thus it was   appropriate to choose this form for the applied columns on Ferryquay Gate in   the Walls or for the now blown up Governor Walker’s Column- or for a Bishop’s   home. 


 
While the Ionic Order is associated with ‘balance’ and therefore  appropriate for the Courthouse, the Corinthian Order is regarded as female and  often used for celebratory public buildings. This use on the city’s main
Presbyterian .   Church can be understood a celebration of this important  community in a prominent site overlooking the Walls. However, as the Nineteenth  Century progressed it is also true that buildings became more decorative  generally. Important buildings therefore had to shout a little louder to stand  out from the crowd. This façade was constructed in 1903 to replace a much  simpler previous elevation. 
   


 



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