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Michigan 48106 A Xarox Education Company 72-20,978 LADD, Frederick James, 1926- THE REVIVAL STYLE ALTERATIONS AT CORSHAM COURT 1749-1849. The Ohio State University, Ph.D., 1972 Fine Arts University Microfilms, A XEROX Company, Ann Arbor, Michigan @ Copyright By Frederick Janes Ladd 1972 THIS DISSERTATION HAS BEEN MICROFILMED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED. THE REVIVAL STYLE ALTERATIONS AT CORSHAM COURT 1749“1849 DISSERTATION Presented in Partial Pit If ill merit of the Retjui renients for the Degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University 3y Frederick James Ladd, M.A., A«C.I.S. ***** The Ohio Slate University 1972 ;prov Joint Advisers Division of the History of Art PLEASE NOTE: Some pages may have indistinct print. Filmed as received. University Microfilms, A Xerox Education Company ACKNOWLE DGMENTS I am indebted to Lord Methuen who very graciously gave me permission to carry out this research at Corsham Court, and for his kindness in placing his archives, library and studio at my disposal. I am also indebted to the members of Lord Methuen's staff in help­ ing me with my research, Miss Diana Kendall, private secretary, Miss Elmira Wade, OBB, the archivist, Mr. Arthur Bowerings, the stone mason, and other members of Lord Methuen's staff. Also, Mr. Robert Blackmore, JP, Chairman of Hayward and Wooster, Bath, responsible for the restorations at Corsham Court. I acknowledge the kindness of the following persons who re~ pli ed to enquiries concerning my research: Their Graces the Dukes of Argyll, and Buccleugh, the Marquis of Bath, the Marquis of Lans- downe, Lord Boston, Sir George Trevelyan, Mr. Anthony Dale, Mr. Allen David Francis, Mr. G.F. Williams, Curator, Coalbrookdale Museum, Miss Mary Delahoyd, Vassar College, Mr. Willis Van Devanter, Paul Mcllon's librarian, The Royal Librarian, Windsor Castle, The Croome Court Estate. I also acknowledge replies from the following insti­ tutions: Buckingham Record Office, Hampshire Record Office, Scottish Record Office, Wiltshire Record Office. I wish to express ny thanks to the following persons whose homes and institutions I visited: Lt. CoJ. Jnglt?s, acting librarian. Longleat House; Mrs. Katherine Burnett Browi, Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire; Mr. A.E. Moulton, The Hall, Bradford-on“Avon, Wiltshire; Mr. Barrington Brock, the custodian, Montacute House, Somerset; The Secretary, and Miss Constance Anne Parker, Assistant Librarian, The Royal Academy of Art; The Secretary, The Society of Antiquarians; Mr. John Harris and the staff of the Royal Institute of British Architects; The Secretary, The Courtauld Institute; the staff of the British Museum; Mr. Michael Holmes, Victoria and Albert Museum; Mr. J. Farrell and staff of the Oristol University Library; the staff of the Bristol Municipal Library; Mr. Kite, Bath Public Library; Mr. R.E. Sandell, The Wiltshire Archae" ological and Natural History Society Museum, Devizes, Wiltshire; Mr. John Scandrett, Bristol Museum; The Principal, St. Mary*s Training College, Strawberry Hill; The Keeper, The Muniment Room, Westminster Abbey. The following persons very kindly made helpful suggestions on the problems of ny research; Miss Dorothy Stroud, Sir John Soane Mu­ seum; Dr. Mcvrk Girouard; Mr. Kenneth Woodbridge, Freshford, Somerset. I also wish to thank the members of my examining committee at Ohio State University: my co“advisers, Dr, Glenn Patton (now at Temple University), and Dr. William A. Gibson (now at Idaho State Uni­ versity), in particular Dr. Gibbon whose unfailing suggestions have immeasurably improved the dissertation; Dr. Franklin M, Luriden, chair­ man of ny Ph.D. committee, for his personal interest in this project; Dr. Mark Movford, who has shown a keen interest in my studies; i i.i Dr, Sadja Herzog, who kindly became a member of my examining com­ mittee in place of Dr. Patton, and Dr. Philip Poirier, who kindly consented to be the Graduate School Representative. Corsham Archives The method of cataloguing documents recommended by the National Buildings Record is used at Corsham. Blocks of numbers are allocated to specific items, such as personal correspondence, estate accounts, etc. The documents are cross referenced under their subject matter. They are kept in box files and deed boxes, and the estate accounts in bound books. There remains a consider­ able number of documents to catalogue, which may take many years. Documents designated Corsham archives only, without a number, in­ dicate they have not been catalogued. VITA February 14, 1926 . Born — Bristol, England 1955 ..... Elected Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries 1963 .............. Certificate in Education, Bristol University (Bath Academy of Art) 1963—1964 .......... Guest visitor, The Hochschule fur Bildende Kunst, Berlin 1966 ......... ...... M.A., The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 1967 ................ Teaching Associate, Department of Art History, The Ohio State Uni­ versity, Columbus, Ohio 1967 ......... Italian Government Bursary, Academia belle arti, Perugia FIELDS OF STUDY Major Field: History of Art Studies in 18th ft 19th century Professors Glenn Patton and architecture and theory. William A. Gibson Studies in the Baroque and Professors Maurice Cope and Renaissance Periods. Anthony Melnikas Studios in the Byzantine and Mediaeval Periods, and Professor Franklin Ludden Aes the tics. Minor Field: Classical Studies Studies in the Topography Professor Mark Morford of Rome. v TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ACKNOWLEDGMENTS . ........................................... U VITA ........ .............................................. v LIST OF F I G U R E S ..................................... vii INTRODUCTION............................................... 1 CHAPTER I CORSHAM COURT - SECTION ONE - THE ELIZABETHAN HOUSE . II SECTION TWO - THE METHUEN FAMILY . 38 II THE ALTERATIONS OF LANCELOT B R O W ................... 56 III THE ALTERATIONS OF JOHN NASH AND HUMPHRY REPTON . 126 IV THE EXTENSION OF THOMAS BELLAMY ............... 198 V CONCLUSION .............. 252 APPENDIX A A GENEALOGY OF THE MEMBERS OF THE METHUEN FAMILY . 266 B SIR PAUL METHUEN*S IMPORTANT ARCHITECTURAL TREATISES STILL AT C O R S H A M ..................... 268 C MR. BROWN'S PLANS ..... ........................ 273 D STOCKING'S ESTIMATE DELIVERED ...... ......... 275 E ARTICLES OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN MR. SKEEMAKER AND MR. METHUEN .............................. 277 F A PROVISIONAL SUMMARY OF EXPENDITURE ........ 279 G TLLIBTRATTONS................................ 281 BIBLIOGRAFHY............................... 371 vi LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Figure Page 1 The South Front, Corsham Court Wiltshire ........... 282 2 The Ground Plan of Corsham House before 1749, Corsham Ar c h i v e s........................................... 283 3 The Ground Plan of Barrington Court, Somerset, c. 1530 ............................................. 284 4 The Elizabethan South Front of Corsham House before the alterations under Lancelot Brown, Corsham Archives ............................. 285 5 The Elevation of the Elizabethan East Front of Corsham House, with the edge of Ireson’s facade (1749) appearing on the northeast corner. Corsham Archives.................. 286 6 The Elizabethan North Front of Corsham House, c.1582, before the addition of Ireson’s front of 1749, Corsham Archives ............................... 287 7 Detail of the Southwest c o m e r of the East wing, the South front, Corsham Court, showing the lighter coloured stonework covering the section where the former balustrade joined the corner of the podium. 288 8 The Principal Front of Meanton House, Devon, drawn by Edmund Prideaux in the 18th century.