Architect. Born Marylebone. Designed the National Portrait Gallery. Primarily worked on churches though he found time to design about 120 houses. Died at the home he had designed for himself, 'Thwaitehead', 50 Well Walk, Hampstead.
We've found a few other architects who built houses for themselves, listed at Geoffrey Darke.
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Ewan Christian
"Entensive" seems to be a portmanteau (mash-up) of "extensive" and "intensive".
The dates given on the plaque are about the time that the church ceased funct...
Architect, builder and patron of the arts.
Housing developer. Son of William Jefferies Collins. He and his brother Herbert designed the Rookfield Garden Estate - see there for more information. Local History has an 1975 interview with 'Bil...
Architect:, FRIBA, AADip,(Hons). Born Brixton. See Times Obituary.
Sculptor and illustrator. Born Bloomsbury. Executed a large number of public statues and funerary works, and worked closely with George Gilbert Scott on the Albert Memorial. Died at home 52 Circus ...
Mining magnate and politician in southern Africa. Prime Minister of the Cape Colony 1890-96. As a businessman he founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which ...
Potter, tile designer and novelist. Born 69 Gower Street as William Frend de Morgan, to the mathematician Augustus de Morgan. Lifelong friend of William Morris, he designed tiles, stained glass an...
Founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington (then PM). In 1836 Kings with University College London formed the foundation of the University of London. Kings has five campuses: Strand; Guy'...
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