black-and-white revival

noun

Tudorbethan architecture.

Meanings

nounblack-and-white revival (uncountable)
  1. 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 61
    2 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, Nicholson

    James 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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