John Yenn RA (1750–1821) was a notable 18th-century English architect.
Yenn was born on 8 March 1750. He was a student at the Royal Academy from September 1769. He was elected an associate of the academy in 1774 and a full academician in 1791. He served as treasurer of the academy from 1796 to 1820. [1]
He was a pupil of Sir William Chambers. In the late 1770s he succeeded Chambers as the Duke of Marlborough's architect at Blenheim Palace, [2] where his works included, in 1789, the design of the small Corinthian "Temple of Health", built to celebrate the recovery of George III from illness. [3] Nearby, in 1783, he built a new aisle at Woodstock church. [4] Chambers provided him with a number of other important positions: in 1780 he became the Clerk of the Works at Richmond Park, and he later held the same position at Kensington Palace, Buckingham House and at the Royal Mews. [2]
{{
cite web}}
: |author=
has generic name (
help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
{{
cite web}}
: |author=
has generic name (
help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
John Yenn RA (1750–1821) was a notable 18th-century English architect.
Yenn was born on 8 March 1750. He was a student at the Royal Academy from September 1769. He was elected an associate of the academy in 1774 and a full academician in 1791. He served as treasurer of the academy from 1796 to 1820. [1]
He was a pupil of Sir William Chambers. In the late 1770s he succeeded Chambers as the Duke of Marlborough's architect at Blenheim Palace, [2] where his works included, in 1789, the design of the small Corinthian "Temple of Health", built to celebrate the recovery of George III from illness. [3] Nearby, in 1783, he built a new aisle at Woodstock church. [4] Chambers provided him with a number of other important positions: in 1780 he became the Clerk of the Works at Richmond Park, and he later held the same position at Kensington Palace, Buckingham House and at the Royal Mews. [2]
{{
cite web}}
: |author=
has generic name (
help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)
{{
cite web}}
: |author=
has generic name (
help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (
link)