THE ROYAL INSTITUTION
Embracing a variety of objects connected with the pursuits of literature
and science, and the cultivation of the fine arts, originated with a few
public-spirited individuals, in the year 1823, and was soon honoured
with the public, and finally, with royal, patronage, The building, which
has been erected from a design by Mr. Barry, of London, and is of a
durable and richly-coloured stone, from the vicinity of Colne, forms a
splendid addition to the architectural ornaments of the town. It is in
the Grecian style. The principal elevation, (_seen in the Engraving_)
towards Mosley-street, has a noble portico of six lofty columns of the
Ionic order, supporting a rich entablature and pediment in the centre,
on each side of which are columns and pilasters connecting it with the
wings. Above the doors and windows are panels for bas-reliefs symbolical
of the design of the Institution: the attic story of the hall has been
recently, or is to be, surmounted by a finely-sculptured figure of
Minerva. The area round the building is enclosed with a handsome iron
palisade on a lofty plinth of masonry, with pedestals at the angles
of the steps leading to the portico and side entrances.
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