Collection Description

The William Butterfield (1814-1900)Collection documents his design for the Temple Reading Room and Art Gallery at the Rugby School, Warwickshire, 1878-79. Holdings include four contract drawings, signed by T. W. Jex-Blake (Headmaster 1874-87) and John Parnell and Son (builders from Rugby who worked for Butterfield at the School). Drawings include the Ground Floor Plan, no. 3; First Floor Plan and Attic Plan, no. 4; South Elevation and East Elevation, no. 6; and Two Sections and Details of Flooring and Marble Piers, no. 9.

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