Charles Paget Wade Before Snowshill

Charles Paget Wade was an architect, an artist, a collector, and an archetypal example of the English eccentric. Now well known for his unique house and collection at Snowshill in the Cotswolds, Wade had a life before Snowshill. He trained as an architect, learning the skills he needed to become a fine draughtsman. Taken into the office of Raymond Unwin, he worked on Hampstead Garden Suburb, designing a number of fine structures. Wade's eye for detail, and precision with pen and brush, meant he produced a vast number of exquisite illustrations in his lifetime. And it is his life-long love of collecting examples of craftsmanship that assembled the collection now housed at Snowshill. In this new book, Paul Capewell tells the story of Wade's early family life, his education, his work on Hampstead Garden Suburb - in short, his life before Snowshill.

Charles Paget Wade a fost arhitect, artist, colectionar si un exemplu arhetipal al excentricului englez. Acum bine cunoscut pentru casa si colectia sa unica de la Snowshill din Cotswolds, Wade a avut o viata inainte de Snowshill.