Who was Nicholas Hawksmoor?
Architect.
Date and Place of Birth:
1661, East Drayton, Nottinghamshire, England.
Family Background:
Son of a yeoman farming family.
Education:
Unknown, but as he was literate probably local
schools. Served as an apprentice to Sir Christopher Wren
from the age of 18.
Chronology/Biography of Nicholas Hawksmoor:
Became a Clerk to Sir Christopher Wren
and also assisted Sir John Vanbrugh at
Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard.
Marriage:
Not much is known about his private life but
he was married and had three children.
Places of Interest:
LONDON:
King's Gallery, Kensington Palace.
St. Vedast, Foster Lane (Steeple).
King William Block and Queen Anne Block, Greenwich Hospital.
St. Alphege, Greenwich.
St. Anne, Limehouse.
St. George-in-the-East, Wapping.
Christ Church, Spitalfields.
St. James, Garlickhythe, City of London.
St. George, Bloomsbury.
St. Mary Woolnoth, City of London.
St. Michael, Cornhill, City of London.
St. Luke, Old Street.
West Towers, Westminster Abbey.
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE:
Easton Neston.
OXFORDSHIRE:
Clarendon Building, Oxford.
Also responsible for parts of Queen’s College and All Souls Colleges,
Oxford.
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock.
YORKSHIRE:
Castle Howard, near Harrogate. Also the Pyramid,
Mausoleum and Carrmire Gate.
Date and Place of Death:
24th March 1736, London, England.
Age at Death:
75.
Site of Grave:
Lud Heat, Potter's Bar, Hertfordshire.
