William Hiorne

William Hiorne (c. 1712 – 22 April 1776)^[1] was an architect and builder based in Warwick.

With his younger brother David Hiorne (1715–58), he worked for William Smith of Warwick and they succeeded Smith in business.

His son, Francis Hiorne also became an architect.

Works

Four Oaks Hall. 1740 remodelling
Memorial to Thomas Cross Field, St Andrew’s Church, Rugby 1744
Arbury Hall, Warwickshire from c. 1748^[2]
St Bartholomew’s Church, Birmingham 1749
Memorial to Edward Action (d1747) in St Margaret’s Church, Acton Scott 1751^[3]
Guys Cliffe House 1751
Rode Hall 1752
Holy Cross Church, Daventry 1752–1758
Shire Hall, Warwick 1754–1758
Meriden Hall. Addition of attic. 1757 - 1758
Stable-block, Packington Hall, Warwickshire 1756–1758 (designed by Sanderson Miller)
Edgbaston Hall
Kyre Park, Tenbury Wells

^ Literary Anecdotes of the Eighteenth Century. John Nichols. 1815
^ A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198606788 p.364
^ The Buildings of England. Shropshire. Nikolaus Pevsner. p96