Meanings
- uncountablechiefly ChesterTudorbethan architecture.
The black-and-white revival is a prominent part of Chester's architectural character.
2021 February 18, Richard Hayman, Timber-framed Buildings, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 612 more examples
They are among the earliest examples of the black-and-white revival, on a smaller scale and much quieter in design than later efforts by Douglas and Lockwood.
1979, Brian Harris, Chester, NicholsonJames Harrison (1844-66) was born and buried in Chester; he tended to specialise in churches and is the pioneer of Black-and-White Revival in building architecture[…]
2017 November 15, Paul Hurley, Chester in 50 Buildings, Amberley Publishing Limited, →ISBN
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