William Paty (1758 – 11 December 1800) was a British surveyor,

architect 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 h ...

and mason working mainly in

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

Life

He was the son of Thomas Paty of

a monumental mason and architect, and followed in his shoes. He trained at the Royal Academy Architectural School from 1775. He was appointed City Surveyor of

in 1788. He died on 11 December 1800 and is buried in St Augustine's Church in Bristol. His wife Sarah died in 1807 and is buried with him.

List of works

7-12 Brunswick Square, Bristol (geograph 3779261)

* 7-12 Brunswick Square, Bristol (1784). * 7 Great George Street (1789–91), now the Georgian House Museum * 85 - 91 Ashley Road, Bristol (1791-1795). * Blaise Castle House (1795-6) *

Christ Church with St Ewen Christ Church with St Ewen () is a Church of England parish church in Broad Street, Bristol, England. Christ Church was built between 1786 and 1791. The tower appears to have been designed by Thomas Paty who was architect to the vestry, and th ...

, Broad Street (1786-9) * A memorial to Richard Musgrave (d. 1785) in

Lismore Cathedral St. Moluag's Cathedral is located on the Scottish island of Lismore just off the coast of Oban. As a congregation of the Church of Scotland, which is Presbyterian, the present-day parish church of 1749 stands on the site of the choir of the ab ...

, Co. Waterford * A monument to Samuel Peach (d. 1785) in Church of St. Mary the Virgin,

Olveston Olveston is a small village and larger parish in South Gloucestershire, England. The parish comprises the villages of Olveston and Tockington, and the hamlets of Old Down, Ingst and Awkley. The civil parish population at the 2011 census was 2, ...

, Gloucestershire. * A monument to Agnes Chisholm (d. 1798) in Church of St Andrew,

Cromhall Cromhall is a village in South Gloucestershire, England. It is located between Bagstone and Charfield on the B4058, and also borders Leyhill. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,231. Location Cromhall is about from Falfield o ...

, South Gloucestershire. * Monuments in

Aust Aust is a small village in South Gloucestershire, England, about north of Bristol and about south west of Gloucester. It is located on the eastern side of the Severn estuary, close to the eastern end of the Severn Bridge which carries the M ...

Church, Gloucestershire. * Monument to Thomas Stokes in Church of the Holy Trinity,

Wickwar Wickwar is a village and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England, located between Yate and Charfield. At the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 1,943. History Wickwar was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as ...

, Gloucestershire. * Tablet in Church of St Mary,

Lydney Lydney is a town and civil parish in Gloucestershire, England. It is on the west bank of the River Severn in the Forest of Dean District, and is 16 miles (25 km) southwest of Gloucester. The town has been bypassed by the A48 road since 199 ...

, Gloucestershire.

References

* H.M. Colvin, ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840'' (1997) * Andrew Foyle, ''Bristol'', Pevsner Architectural Guides (2004) 1758 births 1800 deaths 18th-century English architects Architects from Bristol {{UK-architect-stub