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John Buonarotti Papworth (24 January 1775,
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– 16 June 1847,
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and a founder member of the
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His brother
George PapworthGeorge Papworth was an English architect who practised mainly in Ireland during the nineteenth century.-Early life and career:Papworth was born in London in 1781 and was the third son of the English stuccoist John Papworth...
acted as his clerk of works until 1804 and then practised as an architect in
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Some works
- Gallery of the Egyptian Hall
The Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London, commissioned by William Bullock as a museum to house his collection , was completed in 1812 at a cost of £16,000...
, PiccadillyPiccadilly is a major London street, running from Hyde Park Corner in the west to Piccadilly Circus in the east. It is completely within the city of Westminster. The street is part of the A4 road, London's second most important western artery. St...
, London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
, for William Bullock (1819)
- Refurbishment of Boodle's
Boodle's is a London gentlemen's club, founded in 1762 at 49-51 Pall Mall, London by Lord Shelburne the future Marquess of Lansdowne and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and the club came to be known after the name of its head waiter Edward Boodle....
Club, St James's Street, London[]London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom. It has been a major settlement for two millennia, and the history of London goes back to its founding by the Romans, when it was named Londinium. London's core, the ancient City of London, the 'square mile', retains its medieval boundaries...
(1821-1834)
- Montpellier
Montpellier is an district of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire , at the end of the Promenade south of the town centre. Originally developed in the 1830s in conjunction with the spas, it is now known for its bars, cafés, restaurants and range of specialist shops...
Pump Room Rotunda and Gardens, CheltenhamCheltenham , or Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough in Gloucestershire, England with a population of 110,013 at the 2001 census. The inhabitants are known as "Cheltonians". Its motto is: Salubritas et Eruditio ....
(1825-1826) for Pearson ThompsonPearson Thompson was an English solicitor and property developer who was responsible for the layout of a great part of Cheltenham, and of the Ladbroke Estate in London. He subsequently emigrated to Australia where he practiced law.Thompson was the son of Henry Thompson and Judith, nee Teshmaker...
- Lansdown Place and Lansdown Crescent, Cheltenham, for R.W. and C. Jearrad (1825-1829)
- St James's Church, Cheltenham (1826-1832) now a Zizi Pizza restaurant (Jan 2007)
- Plans for Hygeia
Hygeia was a proposed utopian community on the bank of the Ohio River on the site of present-day Ludlow, Kentucky.The land was granted to Gen. Thomas Sandford by the U.S. military in 1790. Sandford traded the land to Thomas D...
, a utopian community on the Ohio RiverThe Ohio River is the largest tributary, by volume, of the Mississippi River. It is approximately 981 miles long and is located in the eastern United States....
, for William Bullock (1827)
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