posted on 2017-07-06, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
The abbey's two western towers were built between 1722 and 1745 by Nicholas Hawksmoor, constructed from Portland stone to an early example of a Gothic Revival design. Further rebuilding and restoration occurred in the 19th century under Sir George Gilbert Scott. 'In 1723, on the death of Wren, he became architect to Westminster Abbey, the west gable (1735) and towers (1734-1745) of which are his; they also are Gothic in texture and feeling rather than in detail. On this occasion the retiring side of his character extended to architecture, and few post-medieval completions have been so sympathetically successful.'
History
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-07-06
Spatial Coverage
+51.499444-0.1275|London|London, England, United Kingdom: located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
Gothic Revival
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.