Architect. Though born in Gothenburg, Sweden where his father was a merchant, he is considered to be Scots.
Having visited China he designed the Pagoda and Roman Ruin in Kew Gardens. Somerset House on the Strand is his major work. Also designed the state coach which is still used for coronations. His title was a Swedish honour which he was, unusually, allowed to use in Britain. His bust, possibly the only one, is in the basement of the Soane Museum.
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Sir William Chambers
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John Dower
Civil servant and architect. John Gordon Dower was born and died in Yorkshire. In 1945, invalided out of military service, he produced the official report which set out what National Parks in Engla...
1 memorial
Sir Joseph Paxton
Architect responsible for the Great Exhibition, 1851. Born Milton Bryan, Bedfordshire. The Crystal Palace Company gave him, free of rent, Rockhills, a Regency house to the north of the Crystal Pala...
4 memorials
Beryl Brownsword
Architect and conservationist. After WW2 she worked in the architectural practice run by Richard Sheppard. She was particularly active in the Bedford Park Society where she monitored planning appli...
1 memorial
George Vulliamy
Architect and civil engineer. George John Vulliamy was the son of the clockmaker Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy and nephew to the architect Lewis Vulliamy. Designed the charming and inventive ironwork alo...
1 memorial
Thomas Neale MP
Entrepreneur, the organiser of England's first lottery. Known as 'The Great Projector' although the layout of the Seven Dials area is his only surviving London project. Neal Street and Neal's Yard...
1 memorial
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Lenthall Works
E8, Richmond Road, 440, Passing Cloud
The few references we can find to "Lenthall Works" have a double "l" so there seems to be an error on the plaque. We attempted to resear...
2 subjects commemorated,
2 creators
St Margaret's new tower - 1736
SW1, Parliament Square, St Margarets church
We thank David Hopkins, our Latin consultant, for yet again providing the Latin translation, without which we really would have no idea w...
5 subjects commemorated
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
1 memorial
Royal Regiment of Artillery
Better known as the Royal Artillery. By royal warrant of King George I, two companies, each 100 men strong were raised at Woolwich. It now comprises twelve regiments, plus four regiments of the Roy...
4 memorials
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