Sir Jeffry Wyattville (3 August 1766 – 18 February 1840[1]) was an English architect and garden designer. His original surname was Wyatt, and his name is sometimes also written as Jeffrey and his surname as Wyatville.[2]
He was trained by his uncles Samuel Wyatt and James Wyatt, who were both leading architects. He is mainly remembered for making alterations and extensions to Chatsworth House and Windsor Castle. He also completed his uncle James's gothic Ashridge in Hertfordshire.
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Designs
His designs include:
- Ashridge, Hertfordshire, including the Bridgewater Monument
- Badminton House, Gloucestershire
- Belton House, Lincolnshire
- Bretton Hall, West Yorkshire
- Brocklesby Park, Lincolnshire
- Buxton Pavilion Gardens, Derbyshire
- Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
- Chillingham Castle, Northumberland
- Claverton Manor, Bath and North East Somerset (UA)
- Dalmeny, City of Edinburgh (UA)
- Dinton Park, Wiltshire, renamed Philipps House in 1916
- Endsleigh, Devon
- Hayne Manor, Devon
- Hinton House, Yeovil, Somerset
- Lexham Hall, Norfolk
- Lilleshall Hall, Shropshire
- Longleat, Wiltshire
- Lypiatt Park, Gloucestershire
- Marston House, Somerset
- Nonsuch Park, Surrey
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Greater London
- Stansted Park, West Sussex
- Towneley Park, Lancashire
- Virginia Water, Surrey
- Windsor Castle additions, Windsor, Berkshire[2]
- Windsor Great Park, Windsor and Maidenhead
- Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire
- Wollaton Hall, Nottingham
Further reading
- Derek Linstrum Sir Jeffry Wyattville: Architect to the King (1973) OUP ISBN 0-19-817190-0
See also
References
- ^ "Derek Linstrum, ‘Wyatville (Wyatt), Sir Jeffry (1766–1840)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008". http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/30116. Retrieved 2008-06-23.
- ^ a b Plumb, J. H.; Huw Wheldon (1977) [1977]. "5 George IV". Royal heritage: the story of Britain's royal builders and collectors. London: BBC. pp. 238–239. ISBN 0-563-17082-4.
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