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Church at Ayot St Peter
John Pollard Seddon FRIBA (19 September 1827 – 1 February 1906) [1] was a British architect, working largely on churches.
His father was a cabinetmaker, and his brother, Thomas Seddon (1821–1856), was a landscape painter. Born in London, [2] he was educated at Bedford School. [3] He was later a pupil of Thomas Leverton Donaldson, though Donaldson was a classical architect and Seddon preferred the Gothic Revivalism of John Ruskin. [4]
Between 1852 and 1863, Seddon formed a partnership with John Prichard. Many of their major commissions were church restoration works, most famously for Llandaff Cathedral. In 1871 he submitted a design in a competition for Holloway Sanatorium.
C. F. A. Voysey was articled as a pupil of Seddon in 1873. [4] From 1884 to 1904 he was in partnership with John Coates Carter.
In 1904 he was Diocesan Architect for London and designed a gigantic Imperial Monumental Halls, with a tall tower, to be added to Westminster Abbey; it was intended to restore the dominance of the abbey over the surrounding crowd of towers and monuments. However, the cost of construction was prohibitive and it remained unbuilt. [5]
His works include the University College of Wales building in Aberystwyth; St Peter's Church, Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire; St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth; [6] St Catherine's Church, Hoarwithy, Herefordshire; and, with Prichard, the Church of St John, Llandenny; [7] the 1858–9 rebuild of St Mary's Church, Aberavon, and limited extensions to Dingestow Court, Monmouthshire, including the stables. [8] He was also a prolific designer of furniture, metalwork, stained glass, tiles and ceramics.
John Pollard Seddon FRIBA (19 September 1827 – 1 February 1906) [1] was a British architect, working largely on churches.
His father was a cabinetmaker, and his brother, Thomas Seddon (1821–1856), was a landscape painter. Born in London, [2] he was educated at Bedford School. [3] He was later a pupil of Thomas Leverton Donaldson, though Donaldson was a classical architect and Seddon preferred the Gothic Revivalism of John Ruskin. [4]
Between 1852 and 1863, Seddon formed a partnership with John Prichard. Many of their major commissions were church restoration works, most famously for Llandaff Cathedral. In 1871 he submitted a design in a competition for Holloway Sanatorium.
C. F. A. Voysey was articled as a pupil of Seddon in 1873. [4] From 1884 to 1904 he was in partnership with John Coates Carter.
In 1904 he was Diocesan Architect for London and designed a gigantic Imperial Monumental Halls, with a tall tower, to be added to Westminster Abbey; it was intended to restore the dominance of the abbey over the surrounding crowd of towers and monuments. However, the cost of construction was prohibitive and it remained unbuilt. [5]
His works include the University College of Wales building in Aberystwyth; St Peter's Church, Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire; St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth; [6] St Catherine's Church, Hoarwithy, Herefordshire; and, with Prichard, the Church of St John, Llandenny; [7] the 1858–9 rebuild of St Mary's Church, Aberavon, and limited extensions to Dingestow Court, Monmouthshire, including the stables. [8] He was also a prolific designer of furniture, metalwork, stained glass, tiles and ceramics.