The Architecture of Deane and Woodward.
Author: O’DWYER, Frederick.
Cork University Press, 1997. xxx, 650 pages. Illustrated. Hardback.
“This study chronicles the development of one of the nineteenth century’s most influential architectural practices, from Deane and Woodward’s first designs in the Irish provinces to their world-famous buildings in Dublin and Oxford Over sixty buildings and projects are described, including their less well-known domestic and ecclesiastic work. This is the first study of Deane and Woodward to draw on the original correspondence and records relating to three of their major buildings, the Oxford Museum (1854-60), Queen’s College, Cork (1845-49) and the Killarney Asylum (1847-52). It traces the rise of Sir Thomas Deane in Cork, as architect, politician and patron of the arts, and Benjamin Woodward’s family background and early career as a civil engineer. Influences on Deane and Woodward are analysed, from those of Pugin and other contemporaries in the early days, to John Ruskin, whose precepts are reflected in their mature work, notably the Museum Building at Trinity College, Dublin (1852-57), the Kildare Street Club (1858-61), the Oxford Museum and the Crown Life Office in Blackfriars (1856-58) .The role of Ruskin, the O’Shea family of stone carvers and the Pre-Raphaelites in Deane and Woodward’s architecture is reassessed in the light of new material. The book is fully illustrated with contemporary and modern photographs, engravings, and architectural drawings, the photographs include previously unpublished views of the Trinity College and Oxford Museums under construction and of the Crown Life Office and Kilkenny Castle in the 1850s. The penultimate chapter outlines the development of the Deane practice after Woodward’s death in 1861 and looks at his influence on pupils and contemporaries. The final chapter is a catalogue of smaller and unexecuted buildings. The significance of the work of Deane and Woodward will appeal to those interested in the development of art and architecture in the nineteenth century, and will inform any general reader with more than a passing interest in the subject.”
ISBN: 0902561855
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