Jacobethan

Jacobethan is a nineteenth century Renaissance revival architectural style that blended Elizabethan and Jacobean elements, emerging in England from the late 1820s and remaining popular into the early twentieth century. The poet John Betjeman coined the term in 1933 as a convenient label for those who could not distinguish between the two related historical periods, writing that he would henceforward use Jacobethan to save the time of those unwilling to make the distinction. Its buildings are marked by flattened, cusped Tudor-style arches, steep roof gables, terra-cotta and carved brick detailing, high chimneys, balustrades and parapets, stone window and door trims, and pillared porches. Notable examples include Harlaxton Manor in Lincolnshire, built from 1837 to 1855, Highclere Castle, Mentmore Towers in Buckinghamshire, and Sandringham House in Norfolk, and the style spread beyond England to Canada, the United States and other territories of the former British Empire, including the Rashtrapati Niwas in India.