Vernacular' or 'Polite'? George Tollet's Farm Buildings at Old Hall Farm, Betley, Newcastle Under Lyme, Staffordshire

George Tollet, the owner of Old Hall Farm, Betley, was a member of the small circle of agricultural 'improvers' in the second half of the eighteenth century, the most famous of whom were Thomas William Coke of Holkham and the Duke of Bedford at Woburn. Tollet was thus aware of national ideas as well as the building traditions of Staffordshire. Old Hall Farm not only illustrates the influence of progressive thinking on farm buildings design, but also demonstrates an owner/architect's readiness to adapt these models to meet local needs and take advantage of local conditions and materials

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