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Henry Flitcroft (30 August 1697 – 25 February 1769) was a major English architect in the second generation of Palladianism. He came from a simple background: his father was a labourer in the gardens at Hampton Court and he began as a joiner by trade.
Henry Flitcroft (30 de agosto de 1697 – 25 de febrero de 1769) fue un importante arquitecto inglés de la segunda generación del paladianismo. Provenía de una familia sencilla: su padre trabajaba en los jardines de Hampton Court y él comenzó como carpintero de oficio.
1697 - 1769. Henry Flitcroft. Apprenticed to a joiner. Henry Flitcroft was born the son of Jeffrey Flitcroft, and perhaps baptised at St Andrew, Holborn on 2 September 1697. His father was later employed in the gardens of Hampton Court Palace by William III. The family came from Lancashire.
The architect Henry Flitcroft (1697–1769) commissioned portraits of himself and his wife, from Bartholomew Dandridge, to mark an important stage in his private and professional life.
In 1765, Henry Flitcroft, a Palladian architect, designed the tower. [6] . Building began in 1769 or early 1770, and was completed in 1772 at a cost estimated to be between £5,000 and £6,000. [9] . There may have been some delay due to difficulty in obtaining the bricks. [11] .
11 de abr. de 2016 · The known architectural history has been largely confined to Henry Flitcroft’s rebuilding in the mid-eighteenth century, and to the work carried out subsequently by William Chambers, and Henry Holland.
2 de abr. de 2020 · Hoare’s Bank have commissioned writer and curator Gill Hedley to write a book on the architect Henry Flitcroft (1697-1769), who hitherto has been without a monograph. Here, Gill shares details of her research project and welcomes hearing from Georgian Group members who may be able to help:
