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The
public
buildings and housing
are the work of more than 30 architects employed by William Lever. In
less than one square mile, under his overall direction they managed to
create a garden village with a sense of space and beauty hitherto only
dreamed of.The vernacular idiom as interpreted by Nesfield and Shaw
(they called it 'Old
English') was employed throughout together with Victorian interpretations
of historical styles. Building materials used ranged from the Ruabon
red brick to the softer materials typical of the Arts & Crafts movement
in it's Edwardian phase. Gothic
windows, pargetting
(ornamental plasterwork), half-timbering
and leaded glazing are commonplace in architecture that integrates yet
surprises.
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