Thomas Henry Wyatt
Thomas Henry Wyatt | |
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Born | 9 May 1807 Roscommon |
Died | 5 August 1880 London |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Architect |
Thomas Henry Wyatt, a British architect, (9 May 1807 - 5 August 1880)[1]. He had a prolific and distinguished career, being elected President of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1870-73[2]and awarded their Royal Gold Medal for Architecture in 1873[3]. His reputation during his lifetime was largely as a safe establishment figure and critical assessment has been less favourable more recently, particularly in comparison with his elder brother, the better known Matthew Digby Wyatt.
Personal and family life
Wyatt was born on 9 May 1807 at Lough-Glin House, co Roscommon. His father was Matthew Wyatt (1773 - 1831) a barrister and police magistrate for Roscommon and Lambeth. Wyatt is presumed to have moved to Lambeth with his father in 1825 and then initially embarked on a career as a merchant sailing to the Mediterranean, particularly Malta.
He married his first cousin Arabella Montagu Wyatt (1807 -1875). She was the second daughter of his uncle Arthur who was agent to the Duke of Beaufort.
He lived at and practised from 77 Great Russell Street. He died there on 5 August 1880 leaving an estate of £30,000. He is buried at Weston Patrick.
The Wyatts had been a significant architectural dynasty across the eighteenth and nineteenth century.
Career
Training
Wyatt's early training was in the the office of Philip Hardwick where he worked until 1832, and was involved in work on Goldsmiths Hall, Euston Station and the warehouses at St Katherine's Dock.
Practice
He began practice on his own account in 1832 when he was appointed District Surveyor for Hackney ( a post he held until 1861). By 1838 he had acquired substantial patronage from the duke of Beaufort, the earl of Denbeigh, and SIdney Herbert and David Brandon joined him as partner. This partnership lasted until 1851.
Wyatt's son Matthew (1840-1892) became his father's partner in 1860.
Positions
Wyatt was appointed as consulting or honorary architect to a number of bodies including:
- the Institute of Civil Engineers
- Athenaum
- Governesses Benevolent Association
- Middlesex Hospital
- Lunacy Commissioners
- Incorporated Church building Society
- Salisbury Diocese
Architectural Works
Wyatt worked in many styles ranging from the Italianate of Wilton through to the Gothic of many of his churches.
His practice was extensive with a large amount of work in Wiltshire largely as a result of his official position and the patronage of the Herbert family and in Monmouthshire through the Beaufort connection
Wiltshire
This is a selective list of some of Wyatt's major works with some links to relevant information
Churches
Date | Name | Location | Notes |
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1836/8 | Christchurch | Shaw | now demolished |
1839/40 | Christ Church | Derry Hill | |
1843 | St. Mary | Codford St Mary | |
1843 | St. Mary and St. Nicholas | Wilton | Wiltshire churches entry |
1843 | Crockerton | ||
1843 | Christ Church | Worton | with Brandon |
1844 | Holy Trinity | Dilton Marsh | |
1844 | St John Baptist | Horningsham | WIth Brandon, body of church |
1841+ | St. Andrew, | Newton Toney | with Brandon |
1845 | All Saints, | Woodford | |
1845 | St Mary, | Chittoe | |
1845 | St Alfred the Great | Monkton Deverill | older tower |
1846 | St. John Evangelist, | West Ashton | |
1847 | All Saints | Westbury | alterations, west window |
1840/50 | St. Nicholas | Cholderton | with Brandon |
1851 | Christchurch, | Cadley | |
1851 | All Saints, | Charlton nr Nunton | |
1852 | St. Michael, | Hilperton | |
1854 | All Saints | West Harnham | |
1854 | All Saints | Burbage | south aisle 1876 |
1854/5 | St. Andrew | Nunton | |
1855 | St. Mary | Shrewton | |
1851/3 | St. Paul | Salisbury | |
1856 | St. Andrew | Littleton Drew | |
1858 | St. Andrew | Laverstock | |
1860/1 | St John | Bemerton | Built for the Pembrokes of Wilton |
1860 | St Mary | Boyton | Restoration |
1850/1861 | St. Mary Magdalene | Woodborough | rebuilding |
1861 | St Katherine | Savernake Forest | |
1862 | All Saints | Sutton Mandeville | |
1862 | St. Andrew, | South Newton | |
1862 | St. Nicholas, | North Bradley | |
1862/3 | St. Peter & St. Paul | Marlborough | |
1863 | All Saints | Chitterne | |
1863/4 | St. Giles | Wishford | |
1864 | St. Nicholas | Little Langford | |
1866 | All Saints | Winterslow | |
1866 | St. Mary | Alvediston | |
1866 | Holy Trinity | Fontmill Gifford | |
1867/8 | St. Michael | Winterbourne Earls | |
1871 | Christchurch , | Warminster | |
1875 | St. Mary | Upavon | |
1875 | St. Leonard | Semley | |
1878 | St. John Baptist | Hindon | |
1879 | Bishops Fontill |
Houses
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1848 |
Rectory, St. Mary | Broughton Gifford |
Public
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1835 | Assize Courts | Devizes | |
1851 | Roundway Hospital | Devizes |
Other
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Monmouthshire
The Hendre
The Hendre was built in
1837/9 near Monmouth for the Rolls family
Llantarnam Abbey
Llantarnam Abbey was Wyatt's first (?) Monmouthshire house (1834-5) for Reginald Blewitt. Large mansion in the Elizabethan style, built on a dissolution site. Once again an abbey, in possession of the Sisters' of St. Joseph.
Usk Sessions House
The Usk Sessions House was built in
1874 Local information and pictures
Other
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London
Knightsbridge Barracks
The Knightsbridge Barracks were built in
1878/9 Knightsbridge Barracks, London
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Somerset
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Gloucestershire
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Bibliography
The Wyatts, an architectural dynasty J M Robinson ISBN 0198173407
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