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Jun 24, 2024 · In the mid 1890s, Lady Emily Lytton looked so unhappy when the witty young architect Edwin Lutyens saw her at a party, that he longed to rescue her with his jokes. Tall, large-nosed and spiritual, Emily was, like Lutyens, shy – but she came from a high-octane family, one of her sisters being a prominent suffragette.
6 days ago · Ducal Heyday. The first Duke of Westminster was one of English architecture's great private patrons. Bodley, Clutton, Devey, Douglas, Edis, Lutyens, Robson, Wade and Waterhouse were among the different distinguished Victorian architects whom he employed in a personal capacity.
Jun 24, 2024 · Lutyens opened his first office in 1889 when he was 19 – a precocious age, given that many architects do not find their feet before they are 40. Putting his bicycle in the guard’s van of the train from London, he would pedal to sites around Surrey, full of energy, lyricism and jokes.
5 days ago · A country house, the Salutation at Sandwich, Kent, was being built for them by (Sir) Edwin Lutyens, and in 1911 Lutyens rebuilt No. 7 as a town residence for their joint occupation. In The Lutyens Memorial it is stated that the main walls of the front rooms of the old house were retained.
3 days ago · A feminist retelling of the life of Lady Jane Grey – famous for being on the throne for a mere nine days before she got the chop (literally) – the series stars Emily Bader as a kickass Jane ...
4 days ago · Two cottages designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens form an entrance, with Palladian porch, leading to his modern bridge over the moat. The house and rose-garden occupy a square inclosure surrounded by water, the moat to west and south and a lake to north and east.
Jun 24, 2024 · A staggering 113 countries worldwide have never had a woman serve as Head of State or Government and only 26 countries are led by a woman as of today. As of 1 January 2024, only 23 per cent of Ministerial positions are held by women and in 141 countries women make up less than a third of Cabinet ministers.
