Architecture

by Thomas Graham Jackson

Hardcover without jacket in good condition. Front leading edge of the board has a bump. Some tanning to the front board. A small nick to the front upper spine edge. Rear board has some patches of foxing near the spine edge which shows some colour loss. Foxing on the text block with traces on the pastedowns, endpapers and some pages throughout. Binding is slightly cocked. Text and illustrations are clear. CM

Hardcover

About the author

Sir Thomas Graham Jackson, 1st Baronet RA (21 December 1835 – 7 November 1924) was one of the most distinguished English architects of his generation. He is best remembered for his work at Oxford for Oxford Military College as well as the University, notably: the Examination Schools, most of Hertford College (including the Bridge of Sighs over New College Lane), much of Brasenose College, a range at Trinity College, and the Acland Nursing Home in North Oxford. Much of his career was devoted to the architecture of education and he worked extensively for various schools, notably Giggleswick and his own alma mater Brighton College. Jackson designed the former town hall in Tipperary Town, Ireland. He also worked on many parish churches and the college chapel at the University of Wales, Lampeter. He is also famous for designing the chapel (amongst other things) at Radley College. The City of Oxford High School in George Street, Oxford was another building designed by him.

In 1919, Jackson wrote a collection of supernatural stories, Six Ghost Stories. These stories were written under the influence of M.R. James, and Jackson expressed admiration for James' work in the book's introduction.