DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURE 



The ironwork to the casements is particularly good throughout 

 Surrey, even in the cottages. No better collection can probably be found 

 than that at 25 High Street, Guildford, although the same patterns are 

 to be found elsewhere (Fig. 22). Some very clever early casement 

 fastenings also exist at Ham House, Richmond. 



There are still left numbers of wrought ornamental hinges, although 

 until lately they were constantly being destroyed ; there are also many 

 old latches of complicated construction. At Beddington house is a 

 sumptuous lock-plate of the time of and with the arms of Henry VII., 

 somewhat similar to one at St. George's Chapel, Windsor.* 



It is to be noted that this old internal ironwork was always tinned ; 

 after a little while this becomes a nice colour which harmonizes with 

 the oak ; the process was 

 used in the fourteenth 

 century and probably 

 earlier, and answers well 

 for internal work. 



In old ironwork, 

 such as is found in con- 

 nection with sign posts, 

 the county is not rich. 

 Two of the finest iron 

 gates existing are in 

 Surrey, and both at- 

 tached to houses built 

 by Leoni. Those for 

 the Earl of Onslow at 

 Clandon date from 1776, 

 and though there are 

 not so many accessories, 

 they are quite as good as 

 the other example, the 

 famous Carshalton gates. 



There is a remark- 

 able railing to the front of Trinity Church, Guildford, of fine design. 

 Good examples also exist at Richmond, Putney and other parts near 

 London, but there is no special local character in them. 



The iron firebacks of Surrey and Sussex are famous, indeed they do 

 not seem to have been made elsewhere. At first they were large and 

 of somewhat coarse and unconventional patterns, though some are of 

 fine heraldic design. Afterwards very beautiful floral designs were 

 made, probably by French artists. The patterns for the common 

 Biblical subjects probably came from Holland, and are very inferior to 

 those of the pagan subjects. Backs with the arms of the various Dutch 

 provinces commonly occur, and had no doubt been made for export. 



Fig. 22. 



Casement Fastenings from 25 High Street, 

 Guildford. 



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