William Wilkinson | |
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Born | 1819 [1] |
Died | 1901 [1] |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Wilkinson and Moore (from 1881) |
Buildings | Randolph Hotel, Oxford; Shelswell Park, Shelswell, Oxfordshire |
Projects | St Edward's School, Oxford; Norham Manor Estate, Oxford |
William Wilkinson (1819–1901) was a British Gothic Revival architect who practised in Oxford, England.
Wilkinson's father was a builder in Witney in Oxfordshire. [2] William's elder brother George Wilkinson (1814–1890) was also an architect, as were William's nephews C.C. Rolfe (died 1907) and H.W. Moore (1850–1915). [1]
Most of Wilkinson's buildings are in Oxfordshire. His major works include the Randolph Hotel in Oxford, completed in 1864. He was in partnership with his nephew H.W. Moore [1] from 1881. [3] In his long career Wilkinson had a number of pupils, including H.J. Tollit (1835–1904). [4]
In 1841, at the age of only 22, Wilkinson designed a new Church of England parish church, Holy Trinity at Lew, Oxfordshire. [5] His other work on churches included:
Wilkinson moved to Oxford in 1856 and succeeded J.C. Buckler as architect to the local police committee. [2] Oxfordshire County Constabulary was formed in 1857, and Wilkinson designed several buildings for the new force.
Wilkinson designed Home Farm on the Shirburn Castle estate, built in 1856–57. [16] From 1860 he laid out the Norham Manor estate in north Oxford. [17] [18] The estate was slowly developed with large villas, a number of which Wilkinson designed himself. [19] Wilkinson also designed town houses and small country houses elsewhere in Oxfordshire:
A number of the houses that Wilkinson designed were for clergy. Most were for the Church of England, but he also designed a presbytery that was built for the Roman Catholic Church.
Wilkinson designed the library for the Oxford Union, built in 1863. [40] He designed a number of schools, of which the largest was St Edward's School, Oxford, whose buildings he completed in phases from 1873 until 1886. [41] [42] His other schools include:
Late in his career Wilkinson undertook one industrial commission: a new smith shop and foundry for William Lucy's Eagle Ironworks in Jericho, Oxford. This single-storey building was completed in 1879. [48] It was demolished after Lucy ceased production in England in 2005. [49]
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William Wilkinson | |
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Born | 1819 [1] |
Died | 1901 [1] |
Nationality | British |
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Wilkinson and Moore (from 1881) |
Buildings | Randolph Hotel, Oxford; Shelswell Park, Shelswell, Oxfordshire |
Projects | St Edward's School, Oxford; Norham Manor Estate, Oxford |
William Wilkinson (1819–1901) was a British Gothic Revival architect who practised in Oxford, England.
Wilkinson's father was a builder in Witney in Oxfordshire. [2] William's elder brother George Wilkinson (1814–1890) was also an architect, as were William's nephews C.C. Rolfe (died 1907) and H.W. Moore (1850–1915). [1]
Most of Wilkinson's buildings are in Oxfordshire. His major works include the Randolph Hotel in Oxford, completed in 1864. He was in partnership with his nephew H.W. Moore [1] from 1881. [3] In his long career Wilkinson had a number of pupils, including H.J. Tollit (1835–1904). [4]
In 1841, at the age of only 22, Wilkinson designed a new Church of England parish church, Holy Trinity at Lew, Oxfordshire. [5] His other work on churches included:
Wilkinson moved to Oxford in 1856 and succeeded J.C. Buckler as architect to the local police committee. [2] Oxfordshire County Constabulary was formed in 1857, and Wilkinson designed several buildings for the new force.
Wilkinson designed Home Farm on the Shirburn Castle estate, built in 1856–57. [16] From 1860 he laid out the Norham Manor estate in north Oxford. [17] [18] The estate was slowly developed with large villas, a number of which Wilkinson designed himself. [19] Wilkinson also designed town houses and small country houses elsewhere in Oxfordshire:
A number of the houses that Wilkinson designed were for clergy. Most were for the Church of England, but he also designed a presbytery that was built for the Roman Catholic Church.
Wilkinson designed the library for the Oxford Union, built in 1863. [40] He designed a number of schools, of which the largest was St Edward's School, Oxford, whose buildings he completed in phases from 1873 until 1886. [41] [42] His other schools include:
Late in his career Wilkinson undertook one industrial commission: a new smith shop and foundry for William Lucy's Eagle Ironworks in Jericho, Oxford. This single-storey building was completed in 1879. [48] It was demolished after Lucy ceased production in England in 2005. [49]
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