\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 Edwardian is the name given to the opulent and bombastic architectural s
tyle that flourished during the reign of\cf4 \ATXht13231000 \b Edward VII\cf0 \ATXht0 \b0 and beyond until the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. It comprised a host of commercial and public buildings as well as residential mansion blocks and bu
ildings devoted to leisure and entertainment. The characteristically monumental Baroque idiom was sometimes enlivened by innovative use of materials such as terracotta and glazed tiles.
