Hope's Windows : Catalogue issued by Henry Hope & Sons Ltd., Smethwick, Birmingham, UK : December 1951 : Hope's Bronze Windows : Palace of Westminster
Henry Hope & Sons Ltd were a long established manufacturer of architectural metalware and glazing systems based in Smethwick. Their publications and advertising always met high standards of typography and publishing and this wonderful and substantial book is no exception as it was printed at The Curwen Press in London and demonstrates much of their acknowledged skill.
The catalogue - Publication No. 260, issued in December 1951 - was for drawing office use giving details of specifications, sections and other information and covers a vast number of building types and architectural styles. Needless to say, although Hope's windows were sold for 'older styles' their galvanised steel glazing systems fitted well into modern architectural styles and they produced special systems for large scale projects such as office blocks, factories and power stations.
One section deals with the company's production of bronze framed windows that were described as being "for monumental buildings and, indeed, any first-class structure". The catalogue includes various examples of their use. This page shows bronze windows manufactured by the company's predecessors and used in the Palace of Westminster to the designs of Sir Charles Barry.
Hope's Windows : Catalogue issued by Henry Hope & Sons Ltd., Smethwick, Birmingham, UK : December 1951 : Hope's Bronze Windows : Palace of Westminster
Henry Hope & Sons Ltd were a long established manufacturer of architectural metalware and glazing systems based in Smethwick. Their publications and advertising always met high standards of typography and publishing and this wonderful and substantial book is no exception as it was printed at The Curwen Press in London and demonstrates much of their acknowledged skill.
The catalogue - Publication No. 260, issued in December 1951 - was for drawing office use giving details of specifications, sections and other information and covers a vast number of building types and architectural styles. Needless to say, although Hope's windows were sold for 'older styles' their galvanised steel glazing systems fitted well into modern architectural styles and they produced special systems for large scale projects such as office blocks, factories and power stations.
One section deals with the company's production of bronze framed windows that were described as being "for monumental buildings and, indeed, any first-class structure". The catalogue includes various examples of their use. This page shows bronze windows manufactured by the company's predecessors and used in the Palace of Westminster to the designs of Sir Charles Barry.