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Free Gothic.
1. Revival of Gothic forms and motifs, freely used in an eclectic mix, as in the Midland Grand Hotel, St Pancras Station, London (1868–74), by George Gilbert Scott.

2. Late-C19 style, in which Arts-and-Crafts and other influences were mingled, creating a non-archaeological, scholarly, yet highly individual style. Examples include work by Caröe, Temple Moore, Charles Nicholson, Sedding, Shaw, and others.

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