Richard Jupp (1728 – 17 April 1799) was an 18th-century English

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, particularly associated with buildings in and around

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. He served for many years (c. 1755 – 1799) as surveyor to the

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Works

His work included: * alterations to St Matthias Old Church,

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(1755) * Manor House, (Old Road,

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(1772) - now a Grade II

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) – built for a wealthy London West India merchant, Thomas Lucas, president of Guy's Hospital, but bought in 1796 by Sir Francis Baring, founder of

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, it is now used as a public

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and its gardens have become a public park (Manor House Gardens). * Painshill House, near Cobham,

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(1774) * Entrance and wings of

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, London (1774–1777) * Wilton Park House, near

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(c. 1780) * a

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, Severndroog Castle (built as a memorial to Commodore Sir

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– a former chairman of the East India Company), on Shooter's Hill in south-east London (1784). *

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, London (1796–1799 – the project was completed after Jupp's death by his successor, Henry Holland)

Death

Jupp died at his house in King's Road (now Theobald's Road), Bedford Row, on 17 April 1799.

References

Sources

External links

Lee Manor Society (PDF)
1728 births 1799 deaths 18th-century English architects British East India Company people {{UK-artist-stub