Decimus Burton
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Decimus Burton was one of the foremost English architects and landscapers of the 19th century. He was the foremost Victorian architect in the Roman Revival, Greek Revival, Georgian neoclassical and Re
Carlton Gardens, to the design of which Burton made extensive contributions
The Burton family mansion, The Holme in Regent's Park in London, which was built by the company of James Burton to a design by Decimus Burton. It has been described as "one of the most desirable private homes in London" by architectural scholar Guy Williams, and "a definition of Western civilization in a single view" by architectural critic Ian Nairn.
Marble Arch before its relocation at the entrance to the newly rebuilt Buckingham Palace
Aerial view of Marble Arch
John Nash (architect)
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John Nash was a British architect of the Georgian and Regency eras. He was responsible for the design, in the neoclassical and picturesque styles, of many important areas of London. His designs were f
Decimus Burton
…of an English Nobleman's residence". Whereas Decimus's father James Burton was vigorously industrious, and had become 'most gratifyingly rich', John Nash's early years in private practice, and his first speculative developments, which failed either to sell or let, were unsuccessful, and his consequent…
Portrait by Thomas Lawrence
Cronkhill, Shropshire – one of Nash's earlier buildings and the first "Italianate villa in England"
Llanerchaeron
Gates to Clytha Park, Monmouthshire