‘Chinese’ Staircases in North-West Wales Case Study
Figure 1: The ‘Chinese’ staircase at Trefeilir, probably photographed in the 1930s, showing the main balustrade of the staircase with its latticework patterns. DI2011_1010, NPRN 15898. © Royal...
View Article‘Chinese’ Staircases Case Study: Three Examples
Figure 2: Tan-yr-Allt in Bangor in 1987. DI2013_0662, NPRN 16895. © Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Three Examples This section of the case study focuses on three...
View Article‘Chinese’ Staircases Case Study: A Local Style
Figure 12: The ‘Chinese’ staircase at Bishopsgate House, showing the first floor landing. The stylised wave design carved into the tread ends is just visible in the bottom centre of this image....
View Article‘Chinese’ Staircase Case Study: The ‘China Craze’
The ‘China Craze’ From the start of this case study the staircases under consideration have been identified as having a ‘Chinese’ or ‘Chinese Chippendale’ design. This is primarily because they are...
View Article‘Chinese’ Staircase Case Study: Conclusion
Figure 23: The main staircase at Tan-yr-Allt, photographed in 1995. DI2011_1033, NPRN 16895. © Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Conclusion: The East India Company and...
View Article‘Chinese’ Staircases Case Study: Bibliography
Bibliography Ayres, J. Domestic Interiors: The British Tradition 1500 – 1850 (New Haven, Connecticut; London: Yale University Press, 2003) Barnwell, R. and Suggett, R. Y Tu Mewn i Gartrefi...
View Article‘Chinese’ Staircases in North-East Wales Case Study
This case study examines a group of ‘Chinese’ staircases built within the fabric of three different house interiors in north-east Wales in the 1750s and 1760s. It locates these ‘Chinese’ staircases...
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