Pugin says in one of his works that had he a cathedral to build, one of the first things he would do would be to set up a to turn the smaller columns. - William Burges

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Pugin says in one of his works that had he a cathedral to build, one of the first things he would do would be to set up a to turn the smaller columns.

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About William Burges

William Burges (2 December 1827 – 20 April 1881) was an English architect and designer.

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Alternative Names: William Burgess dz
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Of course there is no prima facie reason why cheap things should be ugly, for a die or mould of a good design costs no more than a bad one; but still the fact remains that the objects in use in every-day life are not beautiful, and it is to effect a change in this respect that the Government have established Schools of Design and the excellent Museum of which I shall have to speak hereafter.

Allowing, therefore, the great usefulness of the Government Schools, the Exhibitions, and the Museums both public and private, the question now arises as to what are the impediments to our future progress. The principal ones appear to me to be three.

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