Baroque architect. Former pupil and assistant of Sir Christopher Wren. Never left Britain. Designed 6 major London churches using his idiosyncratic, muscular baroque style: St Alfrege’s, Greenwich; St George’s, Bloomsbury; Christ Church, Spitalfields; St George in the East, Wapping; St Mary Woolnoth; St Anne’s Limehouse.
London Historians have a good post on Hawksmoor's 6 London churches.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Nicholas Hawksmoor
The Parish Church of St Georges Bloomsbury Built 1720 - 30. Architect: Nicho...
Australian architect mainly of churches. Born Hubert Christian Corlette. Father of English architect John C. Corlette.
Born Durham. Mainly designed church buildings, notably Truro Cathedral.
Born Worcester as Henry John Paull. In partnership with Bickerdike 1873-7. His architect son Alan carried on his father's practice. From Manchester Victorian Architects: "... He rarely remained in...
Architect. Born Clapham Common and brought up in Grayshott, a village in Hampshire. In 1890 the family home Grayshott Court was completely destroyed by fire. The picture source website has an art...
In the spandrels above the entrance door: "Bloomsbury Rifles Pro Patria Semper" ('for my country always'). The technique used for this le...
Sculptor. She was born in Paris and moved to London to pursue her career.
Formed with the purpose of preserving the history of Creekmouth Village.
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