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Bath City Architect
The prominent post of Bath City Architect was bestowed by the Corporation of Bath, England, on an architect who would be repeatedly chosen for civic projects. It is a form of council architect. * Thomas Warr Attwood (unofficially) 1733–1775 "Tomb of Thomas Warr Attwood (d.1775). By Thomas Baldwin. ... Attwood was a prosperous plumber and glazier, who served as architect to the Corporation: he was accidentally killed while surveying the old market. The tomb is designed by his clerk, Thomas Baldwin, who became one of the key architects of late C18 Bath. No 301 on the churchyard plan." * Thomas Baldwin 1780–1792 * John Palmer 1792–1817 * John Lowder 1817–1823 * George Phillips Manners 1823–1862 * Charles Edward Davis 1862–1902 See also * Bath City Surveyor * List of British architects References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bath City Architects City Architect *Bath City Architect Architecture lists 1780 establishments in England Architects An architect is a person who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corporation Of Bath
Bath () is a city in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 Census, the population was 101,557. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, west of London and southeast of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage Site in 1987, and was later added to the transnational World Heritage Site known as the "Great Spa Towns of Europe" in 2021. Bath is also the largest city and settlement in Somerset. The city became a spa with the Latin name ' ("the waters of Sulis") 60 AD when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then. Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Phillips Manners
George Phillips Manners (1789 – 28 November 1866) was a British architect, Bath City Architect from 1823 to 1862. In his early career he worked with Charles Harcourt Masters and after about 1845 was in partnership with C.E. Gill. He retired in 1862. Architectural practice The architectural practice of George Phillips Manners from the early 19th century into the mid-20th century (compiled by Michael Forsyth in '' Pevsner Architectural Guide: Bath'', 2003): *George Phillips Manners: 1820–1845 *Manners & Gill: 1845–1866 * John Elkington Gill: 1866–1874 *Gill & Browne 1874–1879 *Browne & Gill: 1879–1899 *Gill & Morris: 1899–1903 *Wallace Gill: 1903–1909 * Mowbray A. Green: 1909–1914 * Mowbray A. Green & Hollier: 1914–1947 * Frank W. Beresford-Smith: 1947– (and later acquired by Beresford-Smith’s son) From 1846 to 1909, the practice was located at No. 1 Fountain Building. List of works His works include a number of churches, initially in Perpendicular or No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architecture Lists
Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction. It is both the process and the product of sketching, conceiving, planning, designing, and constructing buildings or other structures. The term comes ; ; . Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements. The practice, which began in the prehistoric era, has been used as a way of expressing culture for civilizations on all seven continents. For this reason, architecture is considered to be a form of art. Texts on architecture have been written since ancient times. The earliest surviving text on architectural theories is the 1st century AD treatise '' De architectura'' by the Roman architect Vitruvius, according to whom a good building embodies , and (durability, utility, and beauty). Ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Architects From Bath, Somerset
An architect is a person who plans, designs and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that have human occupancy or use as their principal purpose. Etymologically, the term architect derives from the Latin ''architectus'', which derives from the Greek (''arkhi-'', chief + ''tekton'', builder), i.e., chief builder. The professional requirements for architects vary from place to place. An architect's decisions affect public safety, and thus the architect must undergo specialized training consisting of advanced education and a ''practicum'' (or internship) for practical experience to earn a license to practice architecture. Practical, technical, and academic requirements for becoming an architect vary by jurisdiction, though the formal study of architecture in academic institutions has played a pivotal role in the development of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Bath, Somerset
Bath () is a city in the Bath and North East Somerset unitary area in the county of Somerset, England, known for and named after its Roman-built baths. At the 2021 Census, the population was 101,557. Bath is in the valley of the River Avon, west of London and southeast of Bristol. The city became a World Heritage Site in 1987, and was later added to the transnational World Heritage Site known as the "Great Spa Towns of Europe" in 2021. Bath is also the largest city and settlement in Somerset. The city became a spa with the Latin name ' ("the waters of Sulis") 60 AD when the Romans built baths and a temple in the valley of the River Avon, although hot springs were known even before then. Bath Abbey was founded in the 7th century and became a religious centre; the building was rebuilt in the 12th and 16th centuries. In the 17th century, claims were made for the curative properties of water from the springs, and Bath became popular as a spa town in the Georgian era. Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of British Architects
This list of British architects includes notable architects, civil engineers, and earlier stonemasons, from the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. People have also been included who were born outside the UK/Great Britain but who are primarily known for their practice within the UK. Medieval stonemasons * Richard Cementarius (fl. 1264–1290) *Elias of Dereham (fl. 1188–1245) *Gundulf of Rochester (died 1108) *Hugh Herland (c. 1330–1411) * Robert Janyns (fl. 1438–1464) *John Lewyn (fl. late 14th cent.) * William Orchard (fl. 1468–1504) * William Ramsey (fl. 1330–1411) * James of St. George (c. 1230–1309) *Alan of Walsingham (died c. 1364) *William of Sens (fl. 1174–1184) *William the Englishman (fl. 1174–1214) *William Wynford (fl. 1360–1405) *Henry Yevele (c. 1320–1400) Renaissance, Tudor and Jacobean architects and stonemasons 16th and early 17th century *John Abel (c. 1578–1675) * Robert Adams (1540–1595) * William Arnold (fl. 1595–1637) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bath City Surveyor
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The prominent post of Bath City Architect and Surveyor was bestowed by the Corporation of Bath, Somerset, England, on an architect who would be repeatedly chosen for civic projects. The posts were often bestowed separately with surveyor being the first appointment. Surveyors such as Lowder never shared the title with that of City Architect. * Thomas Warr Attwood (unofficially) –1775 * Thomas Baldwin 1776–1792 * John Palmer 1792–1817 * John Lowder 1817–1823 * George Phillips Manners 1823–1862 See also * Bath City Architect References *Bath City Surveyor City Surveyor 1776 establishments in England Surveyor Surveying or land surveying is the technique, profession, art, and science of determining the terrestrial two-dimensional or three-dimensional positions of points and the distances and angles between them. A land surveying professional is ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Edward Davis
Charles Edward Davis (1827–1902) was an English architect and antiquary. Life Born near Bath, Somerset on 29 August 1827, he was son of Edward Davis, an architect there and pupil of Sir John Soane, and his wife Dorothy Walker, widow of Captain Johnston of the Madras cavalry. He began as his father's pupil, and in 1863, having recently won a competition for the cemetery buildings on the lower Bristol Road, was appointed city architect and surveyor to the corporation of Bath. He held these posts for forty years. To collect information on the nature and management of spas, Davis in 1885 made a tour of major European watering places. He applied his knowledge to improvements at Bath, and was consulted by English corporations with natural baths, including Harrogate and Droitwich. Difficulties with the corporation regarding his official duties led in 1900 to the transfer to another person of the supervision of the corporate property; the baths and the provision markets were left in Dav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lowder
John Lowder was an architect and surveyor working in Bath, Somerset, England. He was the Bath City Surveyor for a short time. In Bath, he designed the Commissioners' church A Commissioners' church, also known as a Waterloo church and Million Act church, is an Anglican church in the United Kingdom built with money voted by Parliament as a result of the Church Building Acts of 1818 and 1824. The 1818 Act supplied ... of Holy Trinity, James Street, (1819–1822) in the classical style but it was constructed in a Gothic style. Declared redundant after being severely damaged by bombing in 1942, the structure was demolished in 1957 and its congregation moved to a neighbouring church, which has subsequently been renamed Holy Trinity, Queens Square. List of works *Rectory, now Bishopstone House, Bishopstone near Salisbury, 1812–1819 *The National School, Bath, 1816–1818 (demolished in the late 1960s) *Holy Trinity, James Street, 1819–1822 (demolished in the late 1950s) Foo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. The area now called England was first inhabited by modern humans during the Upper Paleolithic period, but takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century and has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century. The English language, the Anglican Church, and Engli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Palmer (Bath Architect)
John Palmer (c. 1738 – 19 July 1817) was an English architect who worked on some of the notable buildings in the city of Bath, Somerset, UK. He succeeded Thomas Baldwin as City Architect in 1792. He died in Bath. Some works * St James' Church, Bath, on Stall Street (1768–1769, demolished for the Marks & Spencer building) * St James's Parade (1768) * Cottles House, now Stonar School, Atworth, Wiltshire (1775) * Church of St Swithin, Bath, The Paragon, Bath (1777–1780) * Shockerwick House, Bathford, Somerset (1785) * Lansdown Crescent, Bath, and the adjacent Lansdown Place West and Lansdown Place East (1789-1793) * Cross Bath remodelled by Palmer after work by Thomas Baldwin (1789) * Grand Pump Room, Bath, begun in 1789 by Thomas Baldwin who resigned in 1791; Palmer continued the scheme * St George's Place (c.1790) * Cumberland House, Norfolk Crescent, Bath (c. 1790–1800, continued by John Pinch after 1810) * Park Street (1790-1793) * 1-8, Bath Street (1791-1794 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Baldwin (architect)
Thomas Baldwin (c.1750 – 7 March 1820) was an English architect in the city of Bath, who was responsible for designing some of Bath's principal Georgian buildings. In 1775, he was appointed as the official Bath City Architect. In this role he designed Guildhall, Argyle Street, Laura Place, Great Pulteney Street and many others. In 1793, he was dismissed for financial irregularities, and as a result he was forced into bankruptcy and his reputation was ruined. Jane Root, biographer of Baldwin, writes; "he had a history not merely of imprudence, but of deliberate dishonesty". Career Baldwin was born in 1749 or 1750. His place of birth is not recorded, however, he was not native to Bath. He was first recorded in the city of Bath in 1774. He was initially a clerk (later builder and assistant) to plumber, glazier, and politician Thomas Warr Attwood. By 1775, he was appointed as the Bath City Architect after Attwood's death. During the construction of the Guildhall he was officia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
