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
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The Queen's Chapel
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Henry Poston
Architect. Worked out of Lombard Street. Also built, in 1898, the Pigeons Hotel, Romford Road in Stratford, now converted to residential.
2 memorials
Halsey Ricardo
Architect in the Arts and Crafts style, and designer. Born Bath. Worked for 10 years with William de Morgan and specialised in using glazed materials. Work in London includes: Debenham (or Peacock)...
1 memorial
Philip Webb
Architect. Born Oxford. 1856 moved to London and joined the circles around the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. William Morris used him to design the Red House. Also designed Prinsep's house at 1 Ho...
2 memorials
Rodney Gordon
Architect. Graduated from the Architectural Association School in 1957. His first job at the London County Council Architects department was to design this London Underground substation, dedicated...
1 memorial
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War dead, WW2
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