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Downton Castle

Photographer: Edwin Smith and Architects: Richard Payne Knight (1750-1824), Thomas Farnolls Pritchard (1723-1777)1959

Royal Institute of British Architects

Royal Institute of British Architects
London, United Kingdom

Exterior view Downton Castle. Built by Richard Payne Knight, virtuoso, archaeologist and anthropologist, c.1772-1778, this house is one of the earliest contrived castellated castles. Knight was assisted in the early stages of building by Thomas Farnolls Pritchard.

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  • Title: Downton Castle
  • Creator: Photographer: Edwin Smith, Architects: Richard Payne Knight (1750-1824), Thomas Farnolls Pritchard (1723-1777)
  • Date Created: 1959
  • Location Created: Downton-on-the-Rock, Herefordshire, UK
  • Rights: Edwin Smith / RIBA Collections
  • Medium: Photoprint
Royal Institute of British Architects

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