John Deval (1701–1774) was an 18th-century British sculptor and Master Mason, as was his namesake son (1728–1794). He was Chief Mason to the Crown and was the mason for the

Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, which is separa ...

and

Royal Mews The Royal Mews is a mews, or collection of equestrian stables, of the British Royal Family. In London these stables and stable-hands' quarters have occupied two main sites in turn, being located at first on the north side of Charing Cross, and ...

Life

He was born in

Eynsham Eynsham is an English village and civil parish in Oxfordshire, about north-west of Oxford and east of Witney. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 4,648. It was estimated at 5,087 in 2020. History Eynsham grew up near the histori ...

in Oxfordshire, the son of George Deval who died shortly before his birth. In 1718 he was a "bound apprentice" to Joshua Fletcher of

Woodstock, Oxfordshire Woodstock is a market town and civil parish, north-west of Oxford in West Oxfordshire in the county of Oxfordshire, England. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 3,100. Blenheim Palace, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is next to Woo ...

. He became a Freeman in 1727 and went to work for Andrew Jelfe in London. Around 1750 he became Master Mason to the King and in 1760 he became Master of the

Worshipful Company of Masons The Worshipful Company of Masons is one of the ancient Livery Companies of the City of London, number 30 in the order of precedence of the 110 companies. It was granted Arms in 1472, during the reign of King Edward IV; its motto is “God Is ...

in London, the highest position a mason could reach. He died in 1774 and was buried at Isleworth.

John Deval the younger

Born in 1728 he trained under his father and became Master Mason to the King in 1774 and in 1784 followed in his shoes as being made Master of the

Known works (Elder)

St Olave's Church, Southwark St Olave's Church, Southwark was a church in Southwark, England which is believed to be mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086. It was located on Tooley Street which is named after the church, i.e. 't'olous'. It became redundant in 1926 and was d ...

(1737) * Kimbolton Castle (1738) *Marble tables for Lord Folkestone at Longford Castle (1738) *Chimneypieces for Sir Richard Hoare at Barn Elms House (1739) *

Mansion House, London Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of London. It is a Grade I listed building. Designed by George Dance in the Palladian style, it was built primarily in the 1740s. The Mansion House is used for some of the City of Lo ...

(1739 to 1750) *

Guy's Hospital Guy's Hospital is an NHS hospital in the borough of Southwark in central London. It is part of Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and one of the institutions that comprise the King's Health Partners, an academic health science centre. ...

(1739) * Cornbury House (1740) * Foundling Hospital London (1742 to 1752) note – chapel built 1747 *Ongoing repairs to the

(1750 to 1770) reducing fortifications *Relief panels in hall and chimneypieces throughout Woburn Abbey (1751) *Chimneypieces at

Weald Hall Weald Country Park is a 700-year-old, 500 acre (2 km²) country park in South Weald in the borough of Brentwood in the English county of Essex. It is on the north-east fringe of Greater London. Weald manor, parts of which dated to the 16t ...

for Christopher Tower (1755) *Huge Chimneypiece at

Milton Hall Milton Hall near Peterborough, is the largest private house in Cambridgeshire, England.This Milton Hall should not be confused with the other Milton Hall just to the north of Cambridge in the village of Milton. The Milton Hall near Cambridge is ...

for Lord Fitzwilliam (1756) *Chimneypieces for

Nostell Priory Nostell Priory is a Palladian house in Nostell, West Yorkshire, England, near Crofton on the road to Doncaster from Wakefield. It dates from 1733, and was built for the Winn family on the site of a medieval priory. The Priory and its contents w ...

for Sir Rowland Winn (1767) *

Newgate Prison Newgate Prison was a prison at the corner of Newgate Street and Old Bailey Street just inside the City of London, England, originally at the site of Newgate, a gate in the Roman London Wall. Built in the 12th century and demolished in 1904, th ...

(1769)

Known works (Younger)

Somerset House, London, United Kingdom (Unsplash)

Temple Of Concord - Audley End House - Essex, England - DSC09432

*Repairs at remodelling of

Cobham Hall Cobham Hall is an English country house in the county of Kent, England. The grade I listed building is one of the largest and most important houses in Kent, re-built as an Elizabethan prodigy house by William Brooke, 10th Baron Cobham (1527� ...

(1776 to 1778) *North and south fronts of Somerset House (1777 to 1786) *Mausoleum to the

Earl of Radnor Earl of Radnor, in the County of Wiltshire, is a title which has been created twice. It was first created in the Peerage of England in 1679 for John Robartes, 2nd Baron Robartes, a notable political figure of the reign of Charles II. The ea ...

Britford Britford is a village and civil parish beside the River Avon about south-east of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The village is just off the A338 Salisbury-Bournemouth road. The 2011 Census recorded a parish population of 592. Geography ...

churchyard (1779) *Chimneypiece for the Long Gallery at Longford Castle (1780) *

Coutts Bank Coutts & Co. is a London-headquartered private bank and wealth manager. Founded in 1692, it is the eighth oldest bank in the world. Today, Coutts forms part of NatWest Group's wealth management division. In the Channel Islands and the Isle o ...

on the Strand, London {1780 to 1789) * King's Bench Prison (1780 to 1784) *House for the Marshal of the King's Bench Prison (1781 to 1782) * Argyll House, London (1783) *Chimneypieces at

Earsham Hall Earsham House is a Georgian country house near the village of Earsham, Norfolk. It is a Grade II* listed building. The house is built in three storeys of red brick with a parapet and a slate hipped roof. It has a symmetrical 7-bay frontage, th ...

for

William Windham William Windham (4 June 1810) of Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk, was a British Whig statesman. Elected to Parliament in 1784, Windham was attached to the remnants of the Rockinghamite faction of Whigs, whose members included his friends Charles ...

(1783) *Chimneypieces at

Attingham Park Attingham Park is an English country house and estate in Shropshire. Located near the village of Atcham, on the B4380 Shrewsbury to Wellington road. It is owned by the National Trust. It is a Grade I listed building. Attingham Park was bu ...

for Lord Berwick (1785) *Queen Mary block at Greenwich Palace (1784 to 1789) *Remodelling of sections of

Audley End Audley End House is a largely early 17th-century country house outside Saffron Walden, Essex, England. It is a prodigy house, known as one of the finest Jacobean houses in England. Audley End is now one-third of its original size, but is sti ...

into a Georgian style (1785) *Monument to Thomas Spackman at Cliffe Pypard (1786) *New government offices next to the Admiralty (1786 to 1791) *Chimneypieces for Bedford House (1787) *Marblework for the Royal Naval Chapel at Greenwich (1788) *Remodelling of Prince Edward's apartments at St James's Palace (1788) *Statuary and marble chimneypieces for

Carlton House Carlton House was a mansion in Westminster, best known as the town residence of King George IV. It faced the south side of Pall Mall, and its gardens abutted St James's Park in the St James's district of London. The location of the house, no ...

for the Prince of Wales (1788) *Remodelling at Woburn Abbey (1790/1) *Marble column at Colne Park (1791) *The Temple of Concord at

(1791) *New guardrooms at St James's Palace (1793) *The Waiting Room at St James's Palace (1793)

Gallery

File:EH1211384 Royal Naval College Queen Mary's Quarter 05.JPG, Queen Mary block at Greenwich File:Greenwich - View ENE into the Chapel - Old Royal Naval College.jpg, Interior marblework at Royal Naval Chapel in Greenwich File:Mansion House, City of London (40478193673).jpg, Mansion House in London File:Mr Guys Hospital for Incurables.jpg, Guy's Hospital in 18th century File:Newgate West View of Newgate by George Shepherd 1784-1862 edited.jpg, Newgate Prison File:Kings Bench Prison Microcosm edited.jpg, King's Bench Prison

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deval, John 1710 births 1774 deaths English Freemasons