Person    | Male  Born 19/9/1827  Died 1/2/1906

John Pollard Seddon

Categories: Architecture

John Pollard Seddon

Born London House, 150 Aldersgate Street.
Architect whose designs included the University College, Aberystwyth. He was essentially an ecclesiastical architect, building and restoring many churches. Also designed stained glass and mosaics. Died St Thomas’s Nursing Home.

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John Pollard Seddon

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