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| 1792 |
| | Charlotte Square in Edinburgh begins to be built to the design of Robert Adam | |
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| 1800 |
| | US president John Adams moves into the newly completed White House, named for its light grey limestone | |
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| 1805 |
| | With advice from Thomas Daniell, Samuel Pepys Cockerell builds himself a house, Sezincote, with a roof line of fanciful Indian domes | |
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| 1815 |
| | English architect John Nash designs the exotic Royal Pavilion in Brighton for the Prince Regent | |
| | Royal Pavilion, Brighton Fotofile CG
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| 1822 |
| | Walter Scott begins to transform Abbotsford into a romantic house that he refers to as his 'conundrum castle' | |
| | Abbotsford House Fotofile CG
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| c. 1835 |
| | English architect and designer Augustus Welby Pugin plays a major part in the second stage of the Gothic Revival | |
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| 1836 |
| | Charles Barry wins the competition to design the new Houses of Parliament | |
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| 1836 |
| | Pugin publishes his most famous book, Contrasts, a polemical comparison showing the 'present decay of taste' compared to medieval architecture | |
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| 1837 |
| | Work begins on Charles Barry's spectacular design for London's new Houses of Parliament | |
| | Houses of Parliament, c.1851 Guildhall Library
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| 1837 |
| | Pugin begins work on his first contribution to country house architecture, adding extensive Gothic details to Scarisbrick Hall in Lancashire | |
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