Playwright and architect. Born in the parish of St Nicholas Acons, London, of Flemish descent. Worked in the English Baroque style, sometimes with Hawksmoor, on Castle Howard and Blenheim Palace. Lived at the self-designed Vanburgh Castle 1719-26, and died at the house he had built for himself in 1701 at Whitehall (demolished in 1898).
Many at the time did not appreciate his work. On his death the Rev. Abel Evans wrote: "Lay heavy on him earth, for he laid many a heavy load on thee."
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Sir John Vanbrugh
Theatreland - Heart of the performing arts in London Her Majesty's Theatre ...
The Royal Brass Foundry, 1717, attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh. Following an...
The Royal Military Academy, 1720, attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh. Built on t...
Architect active at least in this period, 1883-91. From The Builder, 1887: "Professional Partnership. — Mr. T. Thornton Green, surveyor, Poultry, announces that he has taken into partnership Mr. P...
Sculptor, painter, architect and poet.
Person, Architecture, Art, Engineering, Poetry, Sculpture, Seriously Famous, Italy
Architectural journal created by Joseph Hansom as 'The Builder', renamed 'Building' in 1966 and still going strong. Edited by Hansom and then Alfred Bartholomew, it became successful and well-respe...
Architect. Born 9 Portland Place, now Bartholomew Street, SE1. His partnership with Harold Peto was extremely successful. They designed many of the houses in Harrington and Collingham Gardens inclu...
