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Whitby Free Press, 28 Jun 1978, p. 13

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WHITBY FREE-PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28,1.978, PAGE 13 The apple !Of Ada'2-s eye SYNDICATED TRAVEL NEWS - In 1754, a young Scot set off from England for Italy. Full of curiosity about the newly-excavated Roman cities of Pompeui and Herculaneum, Robert Adam was in bis mid-twen- ties and following a vogue current ithe l8th century - the virtue of studying Roman ruins on the spot. He spent three years there, and the resuits of bis labours had a tremendous influence on Britisb architecture and design. Even today, wben Britain celebrates the 250th an- niversary of bis birth on July 3, 1728, bis recreations of Greek and Roman models are stili copied; and he bas loft tbe stanmp of bis par- ticular style on a number of existing buildings througb- out England and Scotland. Mapy of his finest bouses are now open to the public. From, bis reéturn to Lon- don in 1757,Robert Adamn designed many important buildings, and a great num- ber of them can stili be viewcd. Strol down Lon- don's Whitehail to look at the Screen of the Admiralty (1760); a few minutes walk away, ne ar the Strand, is the Royal Society of Arts ini John Adam Street; and nearby was once the Adel- phi deÇvelopment now rep- resented by' just a few bouses. To visit grander Adamn bouses, you need to go no furtber than stylisb Osterley Park House in West Lon- don, whicb can be reached easily by public transport and is open to the public through the National Trust. Originally built in 1577, it was remodelled by Adam: the fine state apartments, occupying three sides of a' square, should. not- be missed, for they show Adam's purest neo-classical style. Much of theelegzant furnituré bere isAdam's - be liked to design his rooms as entities of bis style. On the northern heights of the capital, in Hamp- stead, you "Il find Ken- wood House, again witb fine interiors in a parkland set- tig. t contains the super 'b Iveagb Collection of paint- ings, and is open aIl the year: several open-air sym- pbony concerts are held eachsuiruner on the grass sloping away from thbe bouse. Also in London, and not far from Osterley, is the home of the Duke is s omething YOU mju mp Up and down about Fk&l er u2mkM t ih PERSONAL LOANS FOR WHATEVER YOUR NEEDS If you need money for a new car, vacation or bill consolidation'- Corne in & check us out. Low cost, life insured, personal loans are available for any worthwhile purpose. Fr frt eu eiiservice COU u T.ay. VICTORIA and GREY TRUST -u LA" Maruwger 308 Dundms St W., t. of Northumberland, Syon House, which has a glit- tering Adami interior. Adam was a Scot, se0 naturally there is plenty of evidence of bis work north of the border, and Scotland is marlçing the 250tb an- niversary wiîtb some special events: a four-day, study programme in June, as part o! Scotland's annual His- toric Houses Festival; at Register House, Edinburgh, there will be an exhibition of Adam's work (July 3- Septemnber 16); and fromn May until July thbe National Library of Scotland stages an exhibition entitled 'Scot- tish Architects at Home and Abroad'. But if you do not wisb to take part in organised events, you can still make your own visits to Adam properties., His Scottish boumssinclude the draina- tically placed Culzean Cas- tde, on the. Ayrshire coast, with its marrying o! sophia ticated decors and wild set- tings; the elegant, refined rooms of Mellerstain; and splendid Hopetoun House, 12 miles from Edinburgh. 1A trip to Derbyshire and Yorkshire, an arearicb in bistoric bouses, reveals a cluster of Adam properties. Near Derby is Kedleston Hall, perbaps the finest of Adam's Engli S4hbouses, witb its spectacular marble hall and state rooms. Froin the beautiful country of the Peak District, it is a short journey to Yorksbire and the National Trust's Nostel P riory' at Wakefield - Adam's work includes the nortb wing witb its Roman portîco, and the stable block. Adam interiors can be admired bere, and at -the imposing Harewood House near Leeds, wbich also bats fumniture by Adam and bis contemporary, Thomas Chippendale. Newby Hall, set amid 25 acres'of beautiful gardens near Ripon, is, also by Adamn; and his furniture can be -seen in the collections at Temple Newsam, a Tudor- Jacobean bouse near Leeds. During this special suin- mer, most of Adams finest bouses will bc open to the READ ANY GOO LABELS LATELY A basic guide to the Who, What, Where,,When and Why of Shopping Canadian. deliçacy, grace and beau- ty 9, is a special treat to bc Why shuld y-ou Shop Canadian? 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Whether we're buying groceries for the home or supplies for business, farmn or industry If each of us added only $10Oa week to Canadian made purchases, Canada would beaover 10 billion dollars-better off in just one year. Who should Shop Canadian? You should. Wher does it say Made *In Canad? Sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes a sign says "Produce of P.E.." Or "B.C. Apples" or "Fabriqué au Québec" or "Made in Manitoba" or "New Brunswick Sardines" or "Crown by Saskatchewan Farmers" or "A product of Alberta" or "Fresb from NewfoundLand" or 'Manufacttjred in Ontarîo"' or "Nova Scotia Lobster I The point is, if you take the trouble to find out, you can usually tell. And, if it's madle anywhere in the ten Provinces or the Territories, it is madle in Canada. * is ad was ma&e in Canada. 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