Architect and stage designer. Born near Smithfield. Never married. He studied architecture in Italy and brought the new Palladian designs to Britain. Became Surveyor of the King's Works, the king's architect. Designed the first planned square (Covent Garden) in London and introduced the terraced house.
He collaborated with Ben Jonson to produce a number of masques for the court of King Charles I, for which they received equal payments. This came to an end when they fell out over their competing claims to the invention of the masques. Died at Somerset House.
Do try and see some of his writing - his spelling is delightfully impulsive and bizarre.
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Inigo Jones
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Carpenters' Hall - Inigo Jones
This memorial used to be in Puzzle Corner until walking guide Ian Swankie poi...
The Queen's Chapel
The Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace Designed by Inigo Jones, the búilding ...
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Lillington Gardens Estate
Housing estate in Pimlico. Designed by the architects John Darbourne and Geoffrey Darke, it was constructed in phases 1961-80 and has received many commendations, including a Housing Design Award, ...
John Murray Easton
Architect. Born in Edinburgh. Amongst his designs were: Aberconway House, Mayfair (1922), the Royal Horticultural Society's Lawrence Hall (1928); the British Pavilion at the 1939 World's Fair in Ne...
Edwin Thomas Hall
Architect. Son of architect George Hall and father of architect Edwin S. Hall. His master-work (with his son) is surely Liberty's though he is also known for a number of hospitals, including the Ho...
Robert Weir Schultz
Scottish Arts and Crafts architect, artist, landscape designer and furniture designer. He did much work on the Isle of Bute. Almost all of his buildings are now category A listed buildings, reflect...
Person, Architecture, Craft / Design, Gardens / Agriculture, Scotland
Edward Willis
From Historic England: Engineer and architect to the Chiswick Urban District Council in 1921. Also designed the Memorial Fund's Chiswick War Memorial Rest Homes, Burlington Lane. Housing disabled s...
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Jack (Kid) Berg
Boxer. Born Judah Bergman above a fish shop in Christian Street, according to St George's website. (Even if the fish shop was at the junction with Cable Street that would put the plaque on the wron...
Old Ford on River Lee
This is, approximately, the area where the Greenway crosses the River Lea, E3. In Roman times the ford was the most down-stream place where the River Lea could be crossed so it was an important po...
Swedish War Hospital
The Swedish Chamber of Commerce in London, formed in 1906, founded and maintained this hospital as part of their humanitarian war work.
Newlon Housing Trust
From the picture source website: "Newlon Housing Trust was established in 1967 when philanthropic members of the New London Synagogue decided to club together to buy properties that could be rented...
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