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	Pall Mall, South Side, Past Buildings: The Carlton Club \| British History Online
		Smirke also departed from his model (not in his original design reproduced on Plate 114b, but in the execution) by using coupled columns to form a central feature of three bays, with a projecting porch of one bay.
		Minor differences in detail were the omission of carved metopes from the Doric entablature, the use of vase-shaped balusters in the first-floor window balconies, the reduction in depth of the first-floor window embrasures, and the substitution of a straight skyline for Sansovino's profusion of statues and obelisks.
		The basic lines of Smirke's composition were necessarily retained, but the ground storey was given a face of plain masonry in which the arch voussoirs and horizontal joints were chamfered, the round-headed windows having splayed concave reveals and disproportionately large keystones.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=40592 (3076 words)

	Sydney Smirke - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Sydney (Australia), first permanent European settlement in Australia and today the country’s largest metropolitan area, with about 4 million...
		Sydney (Nova Scotia), former city in Cape Breton County, northeastern Nova Scotia, Canada, on the eastern coast of Cape Breton Island.
		Sydney (Nova Scotia) : colleges and universities: University College of Cape Breton
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=Sydney+Smirke (128 words)

	Victorian London - Entertainment and Recreation - Clubs - Carlton Club
		The Club-house was originally built by Sir Robert Smirke, but effectively reconstructed in 1854-6 by his brother, Sydney Smirke, who has succeeded in enriching the northern façade very successfully, by the introduction of polished Peterhead granite.
		Sydney Smirke; and in 1854 the whole of the original building was taken down and rebuilt by Mr.
		Smirke, upon a sumptuous scale, in florid Italian style, nearly a fac-simile of Sansovino Library of St. Mark, at Venice: the lower order Doric, the upper Ionic; the six intercoluminations occupied by arched windows, with bold keystones, and the upper window spandrels, filled with sculpture; above are a decorated frieze, rich cornice, and massive balustrade.
	www.victorianlondon.org /entertainment/carltonclub.htm (746 words)

	Smirke, Sir Robert - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		SMIRKE, SIR ROBERT [Smirke, Sir Robert] 1781-1867, English architect, one of the most noted exponents of the classic revival.
		Smirke's influence resulted in a more accurate interpretation of Greek forms in the English work of the time.
		Upon his retirement (1847), his brother, Sydney Smirke, 1798-1877, took up the work at the British Museum, where he erected the western side of the quadrangle and the new reading room (1854-57).
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-smirke-s1.html (274 words)

	Castle made to border - Buying & Selling - Times Online
		Smirke was employed by Thomas Henry Graham, whose family had owned the estate since the 17th century.
		It’s simply not suitable for horizontal division into apartments.” The Sydney Smirke wing set back on the east is intended as a separate house, although one potential purchaser expressed interest in combining the two.
		Smirke’s cornices are as crisp as if they were chiselled in stone and the beams are adorned with guilloches (a circling rope motif).
	property.timesonline.co.uk /article/0,,14049-1467537,00.html (1161 words)

	PHONE-SOFT INTERNET DIRECTORY INTERNATIONAL:SMIRKE, SIR ROBERT
		Eastnor Castle - Text description of the architecture and furnishings of the castle built between 1810 and 1824, and intended to resemble a Norman castle.
		Smirke, Sir Robert (1781-1867) - Biographies of Robert Smirke, a leading architect of the Greek Revival, and Sydney Smirke (1798-1877), who both worked on the British Museum.
		Smirke, Sir Robert (1781-1867) - Very brief description, together with locations, of many places associated with Robert Smirke.
	www.phs2.net /cwi/L3/o4273i.htm (208 words)

	artnet.com: Resource Library: Smirke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Mary Smirke (fl 1809–18) was active as a landscape painter and exhibited at the Royal Academy (1809–14).
		Richard Smirke (1778–1815) won a gold medal for history painting at the Royal Academy in 1800 but was mainly active as a draughtsman, in particular of archaeological drawings and drapery studies for the Society of Antiquaries.
		The youngest son, Sydney Smirke (1798–1877), architect, author and fellow of the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquaries, was first trained by his older brother, (2) Sir Robert Smirke (ii), whom he succeeded as Surveyor to the Inner Temple in 1828 and as architect to the British Museum in 1847.
	www.artnet.com /library/07/0792/T079278.asp (284 words)

	Sir Robert Smirke (1781-1867) and Sydney Smirke (1798-1877)
		Sir Robert Smirke (1781-1867) and Sydney Smirke (1798-1877)
		His father (1752-1845), also Robert, was a historical painter and book illustrator, from Wigton in West Cumbria.
		Sydney Smirke (1798-1877) was Robert Smirke's younger brother and pupil.
	www.visitcumbria.com /robsmirk.htm (294 words)

	The British Museum: The Buildings (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Smirke's basic concept was of a quadrangle, initially built in the garden to the north of Montagu House, the southern wing eventually replacing the old building.
		Robert Smirke withdrew from the work in 1845, handing over completion of the project to his younger brother Sydney who was responsible for the Front Hall, the completion of the main (central) section of the south front and colonnade, the forecourt and railings.
		In 1852 the proposal was put forward that Robert Smirke's empty quadrangle be occupied by a desperately needed new building for the library.
	www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk /visit/building.html (746 words)

	Whitehaven News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Chris, 27, who is also joint licensee with his mother Glenys Corkhill at Tangier Street pub The Candlestick, explained that the new name is in recognition of 19th century architect Sydney Smirke, who designed the Candlestick chimney from which the pub takes its name.
		Sydney Smirke (1798-1877) designed the surface buildings of Wellington Pit and also the Italianate building at 19/20 Irish Street, Whitehaven.
		His brother Sir Robert Smirke (1780-1867) was architect for the British Museum.
	www.whitehaven-news.co.uk /leisure/viewarticle.aspx?id=273588 (232 words)

	V&A - Image
		Model of the Domed Reading Room, British Museum, Sydney Smirke and Alfred Stevens, about 1853.
		Domes are structurally efficient because each part supports every other part and can span a large area economically.
		Its pioneering construction used cast iron ribs supported on iron piers, with a brick infill.
	www.vam.ac.uk /images/image/9998-popup.html (63 words)

	By sir robert - Sir Robert Sibbald (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A Church of England Voluntary Aided school, with nursery unit, catering for ages 4 to 11, ie nursery up to Year 6.
		Brief biographies of Robert Smirke, a leading architect of the Greek Revival, and Sydney Smirke, who both worked on the British Museum.
		British architect Sir Robert Smirke and his connection to John Mad Jack Fuller.
	allindexes.com /alid/by-sir-robert.htm (418 words)

	Whitehaven, Cumbria - 19 Irish St (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The architect was Sydney Smirke, who also designed the buildings of the Wellington Pit and the Candlestick Chimney.
		The building bears a close resemblance to the Oxford and Cambridge Club in Pall Mall, London, designed by Sydney and Robert Smirke.
		July 2004 - The grade II listed building which was used as council offices in now empty and under potential development.
	www.visitcumbria.com /wc/irish19.htm (97 words)

	AllRefer.com - Sir Robert Smirke (Architecture, Biography) - Encyclopedia
		Sir Robert Smirke 1781–1867, English architect, one of the most noted exponents of the classic revival.
		Upon his retirement (1847), his brother, Sydney Smirke, 1798–1877, took up the work at the British Museum, where he erected the western side of the quadrangle and the new reading room (1854–57).
		More articles from AllRefer Reference on Sir Robert Smirke
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/S/Smirke-S.html (249 words)

	Opera Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Includes a detailed history of the building, and a photo tour.
		Biographies from Visit Cumbria of Robert Smirke, a leading architect of the Greek Revival, and his brother Sydney, who both worked on the British Museum.
		Very brief description, together with locations, of many places associated with Robert Smirke, from the University of York archaeology department.
	portal.opera.com /web/?cat=366566 (202 words)

	Images of the British Museum by Sir Robert Smirke and Sydney Smirke (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Images of the British Museum by Sir Robert Smirke and Sydney Smirke
		In 1823, Robert Smirke was commissioned to design the library to house the King's Library and the museum's collections.
		It was previously surrounded by bookstacks, never meant to be seen from the outside; now it has a limestone facade.
	www.bluffton.edu /~sullivanm/england/london/britmuseum/smirke.html (202 words)

	Smirke ( - ) Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Smirke (1688 - 1751) Biography, Artwork Images, Exhibitions, Reviews
		Sir Robert Smirke: friend of Mad Jack Fuller
		Open Directory - Arts: Architecture: History: Architects: S: Smirke, Sir Robert
	www.wwar.com /masters/s/smirke.html (72 words)

	Sydney Smirke at Sydney (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Local campaigner and architect Bill Hardman wants to change that.
		A famous neo-classical Victorian architect called Sydney Smirke designed the...
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	www.sydneywebnet.info /sydney/sydney-smirke.php (149 words)

	YBP - Maps and plans of land and buildings on the hospital site at St George's Fields, Southwark - Catalogue of the ...
		This item contains references to: forensic medicine; BUILDING DESIGN; Smirke, Sydney.
		Plan of hospital garden with section of garden shed, and plans of matron's and attendant's rooms, at St George's Fields, Southwark
		This item contains references to: BUILDING DESIGN; Smirke, Sydney; accommodation; personnel.
	www.bethlemheritage.org.uk /web/YBP.htm (1501 words)

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