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."
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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, teacher and writer. Born Chelsea. Awarded O.B.E. 2002. Died Pembury, Kent
Architect, notably for the 1951 Festival of Britain and the London Zoo Elephant House. President of the Royal Academy(PRA) from 1976 to 1984. He was also president of The Friends of Holland Park ...
Established in South Kensington on the site now occupied by the V&A Museum.
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...
Believed to have assisted Fowler in his work on the Concise Oxford Dictionary. The Latin on the memorial, 'castigavit et emendavit', translates as “he corrected and improved“, which is quite an ac...
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