MODEL HOUSE
TEST OF BRITISH ARCHITECTURE (British Official Wireless.) Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright. RUGBY, January 21. Building operations are about to begin at Burhill, Surrey, on “ the King’s house,” which is to be erected to designs by Mr Beresford Marshall as a gift by the Royal Warrant Holders’ Association to commemorate His _ Majesty’s silver jubilee. The scheme is for building and equipping for the accommodation of such person as the King might nominate a small house representative of tho best that British architecture, building, and furnishing can produce. It had the advance approval of the King, and prominent architects were invited to submit designs. The King and Queen made the final selection from three of these which had been set aside by Sir Gilbert Scott, president of tho Institute of British Architects.
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Evening Star, Issue 21935, 23 January 1935, Page 7
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132MODEL HOUSE Evening Star, Issue 21935, 23 January 1935, Page 7
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