John Palmer (Bath architect)
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| John Palmer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1738 |
| Died | 19 July 1817 |
| Nationality | British |
John Palmer (c. 1738 – 19 July 1817, Bath) was an English architect who worked on some of the notable buildings in the city of Bath in England.[1] He succeeded Thomas Baldwin as City Architect in 1792.
[edit] Some works
- St James' Church, Bath on Stall Street (1768–1769, demolished for the Marks & Spencers Building)
- Cottles House (now Stonar School, Atworth, Wiltshire (1775)[2]
- St Swithin's Church, Walcot, The Paragon, Bath (1777–1780)
- Shockerwick House, Bathford, Somerset (1785)
- Lansdown Crescent, Bath (1789–1793)[3]
- Grand Pump Room, begun in 1789 by Thomas Baldwin who resigned in 1791 and Palmer continued the scheme.[4]
- Cumberland House (Norfolk Crescent), Bath c. 1790–1800 (continued by John Pinch after 1810)
- Nelson Place West, Bath c. 1800–1820 (continued by John Pinch after 1810)
- Stall Street, Bath c. 1790–1800
- St James's Square, Bath (1791–1794)
- Royal Mineral Water Hospital additions, Bath (1793)[5]
- Kensington Chapel, London Road, Walcot, Bath (1794)
- Christ Church, Bath (1798)[6]
- Theatre Royal, Bath (1804–1805), (facing on to Beaufort Square) designed by George Dance the Younger and erected by Palmer[7]
- New Bond Street, Bath (1805–1807)
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[edit] References
- ^ "Discovery of 18th century Architectural drawings". Bath and North East Somerset. Archived from the original on 24 May 2008. http://web.archive.org/web/20080524073430/http://www.bathnes.gov.uk/press_releases/a-f-releases/discovery_of_18th_century_archit.htm. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ^ "Stonar School (formerly listed as Cottles House)". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=433401. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ^ "1 to 20 Lansdown Crescent". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=442760. Retrieved 14 November 2006.
- ^ "Grand Pump Room". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=442110. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ^ "Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases". Images of England. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=443857. Retrieved 24 June 2006.
- ^ "Christ Church". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=442705. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- ^ "Garrick's Head Public House &Theatre Royal". Images of England. English Heritage. http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=443496. Retrieved 7 August 2008.
- H.M. Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840 (1997). ISBN 0-300-07207-4.
- Michale Forsyth, Bath, Pevsner Architectural Guides (2003). ISBN 0-300-10177-5.
- Jane Root, "Thomas Baldwin: His Public Career in Bath, 1775–1793" (in, ed. Trevor Fawcett, Bath History, Volume V Bath: Millstream Books Publishing Limited, 1994), pages 80–103.
| Preceded by Thomas Baldwin (architect) |
Bath City Architect 1793–1817 |
Succeeded by ? |
| Preceded by Thomas Baldwin (architect) |
Bath City Surveyor 1793–1817 |
Succeeded by John Lowder |
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