TheAmmonite order is anarchitectural order that features flutedcolumns andcapitals withvolutes shaped to resemblefossilammonites.[1] The style was invented byGeorge Dance and first used onJohn Boydell'sShakespeare Gallery inPall Mall, London in 1789 (later theBritish Institution; demolished in 1868).[2]
Ammonite motifs were also used on buildings inOld Regent Street, London, probably byJohn Nash from around 1818 (demolished in the 1920s).
Architect, geologist and fossil collectorAmon Wilds used the Ammonite order on thefaçade of his house in Castle Place inLewes, probably as apunning reference to his forename. His architect son,Amon Henry Wilds, also used the order on several early 19th century terraces in Brighton.[2]
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