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He turned his hand to the woodcarving of details such as finials and newels for his houses. A number of furniture designs are strikingly successful, from the fine piano-case with marquetry inlay, made by Waals, which he designed for Mrs Clegg of
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Jewson was content to pursue his own unfashionable path, never deviating from his high ideals and what he knew to be right. He produced many delicate watercolours and a number of poems of much felicity. Always courteous and with a charm which comes from a man at peace with himself, he was a
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Barnsley died in 1925, most notably the chapel (1929). Rodmarton was Ernest Barnsley's most important work; 'probably', Jewson wrote, 'the last house of its size to be built in the old leisurely way, with all its timber grown from local woods, sawn on the pit and seasoned before use.'
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and the historical-artistic developments of the post-war period. He died suddenly at his house in
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delightful companion, whether on a long ramble through
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manor house of Owlpen, in the
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back splats showing humorous carvings of village characters which he made and painted himself, as well as a number of toys, for his daughters.
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