Leaded Windows with curved central element, Pont Street, Knightsbridge, London, designed by John James Stevenson (1831-1908) and others. 1876 to c.1890. These windows derive from the Queen Anne style whereas the rooflines obviously come from Amsterdam, Delft, or Bruges. Photograph and text 2008 by Jacqueline Banerjee. [You may use this image without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose as long as you (1) credit the photographer and (2) link your document to this URL in a web document or cite the Victorian Web in a print one.]
Other views of Pont Street
- Pont Street Dutch
- Pont Street (even numbers)
- Pont Street (odd numbers)
- Detail of gables
- Bay Windows
- Balcony supported by corbels carved with harpies
Sources
Croot, Patricia E. C., ed. "Settlement and Building: From 1865 to 1900." A History of the County of Middlesex, Vol. 12: Chelsea (2004), pp.66-78. Viewed 12 June 2008.
Durant, David N. The Handbook of British Architectural Styles. London: Barrie & Jenkins, 1992.
Hitchcock, Henry-Russell. Architecture: Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Penguin Books, 1963.
Jones, Edward, & Christopher Woodward. A Guide to the Architecture of London. 2nd ed. London: Weidenfeld and Nicholson, 1992
Turnor, Reginald. Nineteenth-Century Architecture in Britain. London: Batsford, 1950.
Weinreb, Ben and Christopher Hibbert, eds. The London Encyclopaedia. London: Macmillan, rev. ed. 1992.
.Last modified 10 June 2008