Captain William Winde (c.1645–1722) was an

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, whose Royalist military career, resulting in fortifications and topographical surveys but lack of preferment, and his later career, following the

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, as designer or simply "conductor" of the works of country houses, has been epitomised by

Howard Colvin Sir Howard Montagu Colvin (15 October 1919 – 27 December 2007) was a British architectural historian who produced two of the most outstanding works of scholarship in his field: ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840' ...

, who said that "Winde ranks with

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and Talman as one of the principal

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architects of the late seventeenth century" (Colvin 1995, p 1066). Winde was born in

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to English parents.Geoffrey Beard, "William Winde and Interior Design", ''Architectural History'' 27, Design and Practice in British Architecture: Studies in Architectural History Presented to Howard Colvin (1984:150-162)

Works

His work included: Belton House 2006

*Hampstead Marshall, (for William Craven, 1st Earl of Craven), where he completed a house begun by Sir

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, c. 1662–1688, from the dates on many surviving drawings. Thomas Strong, mason; Edward Pierce, wood-carver; Edward Goudge, plasterer. Destroyed by fire 1718. Gate piers remain. *Caversham Park, (also for Lord Craven), rebuilding the Elizabethan manor house after 1660. The estate was sold in 1697. *

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, near

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(for the Earl of Craven). Rebuilt centre block and north wing, c. 1682–88. North wing demolished. *Buckingham House (for John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham), 1702–05. Completely embodied in

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. *Powis House,

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(for First Marquess of Powis) 1682–89. (later

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). *

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1686–1703; the gardens here have been restored according to Winde's plans. Possible attributions include: *

Belton House Belton House is a Grade I listed country house in the parish of Belton near Grantham in Lincolnshire, England, built between 1685 and 1688 by Sir John Brownlow, 3rd Baronet. It is surrounded by formal gardens and a series of avenues leading t ...

near Grantham, Lincolnshire *

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, Buckinghamshire (for

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) c.1676-8. Destroyed by fire 1795 and rebuilt. *

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, Buckinghamshire Capt. Winde also gave designs for

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gardens

Family

Winde married Magdalene, daughter of Sir James Bridgeman. His correspondence with his cousin Lady Mary Bridgeman of Castle Bromwich Hall, is at the Staffordshire Record Office.

References

, ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840'' (3rd ed. 1995) 17th-century English architects 1640s births 1722 deaths Dutch people of English descent English military engineers {{England-architect-stub