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Wakefield, Town Hall
1877-80 by T E Collcutt. Inverted U-formed selection embracing a significant community area powering (potentially after intended as the Council Chamber but now the Magistrates Courtroom). Imposing constructing in a freely-interpreted north European Gothic design and style with Jacobean ornamental touches. Pretty steeply pitched Welsh slate roofs acquiring decorative shaped and pedimented gable finishes and… Continue reading Wakefield, Town Hall
Leeds, Church of St John
Church, now redundant. 1632-34, altered 1830-38, restored 1866-68. Started by John Harrison. Tower remodelled 1830-38 by John Clark. Restoration 1866-1868, like S porch and new vestry, by Richard Norman Shaw, with reinstatement of C17 woodwork and additional restoration by Temple Moore 1890 onwards. Ashlar, gray slate roof. Prepare: west tower, nave and S aisle, chancel… Continue reading Leeds, Church of St John
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Ouro Preto, Brazil
Wikipedia: The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a Rococo Catholic church in Ouro Preto, Brazil. Its erection commenced in 1766 right after a design by the wonderful Brazilian architect and sculptor Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the so-referred to as Aleijadinho, who also created the carved decorations inside of, which were being only finished in… Continue reading Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Ouro Preto, Brazil