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William Chambers

British architect (1723–1796)

Sir William Chambers (23 February 1723 – 10 March 1796) was a Swedish-born British architect. Among his best-known works are Somerset House, the Gold State Coach and the pagoda at Kew.²

From Wikipedia’s article on William Chambers (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Feb 23, 1723, died Mar 8, 1796.¹

About

Chambers was a founder member of the Royal Academy.

From Wikipedia’s article on William Chambers, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Royal Academy of ArtsFounder¹²

Early life and education

Date not recordedÉcole des Beaux-Arts³

Career

Occupation: architect.⁵

Date not recordedFounded Royal Academy of Arts⁴

Known for: George III and the River Thames, Dundas House.⁶

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London work

Kew Gardens, Kew, Surrey, various structures: House of Confucius (1749) demolished; Frederick, Prince of Wales, Mausoleum (unexecuted); Gallery of Antiquities (1757) demolished; Orangery (1757–61); Temple of Pan (1758) demolished; Temple of Arethusa (1758) demolished; Alhambra (1758) demolished; Garden Seat (1758) demolished; Porter's Lodge (1758) demolished; Stables (1758) demolished; Temple of Victory (1759) demolished; Ruined Arch (1759); Theatre of Augusta (1760) demolished; Temple of Bellona (1760); Menagerie (1760) demolished; Exotic Garden (1760) demolished; Mosque (1761) demolished; Temple of the Sun (1761) demolished 1916 after damage in a storm; Great Pagoda (1761–62); Temple of Peace (1763) demolished; Temple of Aeolus (1763); Temple of Solitude (1763) demolished; Palladian Bridge (1763) demolished; Dairy (1773) demolished; and alterations to Kew Palace – demolished

Leicester House, Leicester Square, alterations (1757) – demolished

Carlton House, alterations, (1757–61), new porters lodge and remodelled entrance passage (c. 1761), later virtually rebuilt (1783–6) by Henry Holland – demolished

Richmond House, Whitehall, gallery, greenhouse, gate to Privy Garden (1759–60) – demolished

Parkstead House (formerly Manresa House and Bessborough House), Roehampton (1760)

47 Leicester Square, Sir Joshua Reynolds's house, new painting room and gallery (c. 1760-2) – demolished

Pembroke House, Whitehall, internal decoration (1760) riding house (1773) – demolished

Buckingham Palace (then Queen's House), addition of north & south wings, west and east libraries, the Octagon Library, interior decorations and riding house (1762–68) – none of this work survives

Grantham House, Whitehall, alterations (1760s) – demolished

25 Grosvenor Square, internal alterations (1762) – demolished

Richmond Palace, Richmond, various designs (1762, 1764, 1769, 1775) – none executed

45 Berkeley Square, internal decoration (1763–7)

13–22, 44–58 Berners Street (1764–70)

Gower House, Whitehall, Chamber's largest town house (1765–74) – demolished

German Lutheran Chapel, Savoy Palace, (1766) – demolished

20 Grosvenor Square, internal alterations (1767) – demolished

Kew Observatory, Old Deer Park, for George III (1768)

6 Cheyne Walk, Chelsea (c. 1768)

St James's Palace, internal decorations (late 1760s)

21 Arlington Street, Westminster (1769)

Milton House, Park Lane, entrance gate and screen (1769–71) – demolished

Bedford House, Bloomsbury, London, alterations and internal decorations (c. 1769 – c. 1772) – demolished

79 Piccadilly, alterations including addition of attic storey (1770–71) – demolished

Errington House (later Warwick House), Cleveland Row (1770–71) – demolished

House Knightsbridge (1770–72) – demolished

Wick House, Richmond Hill (1771–72)

3 St. James's Square, internal alterations (1771) – demolished

The Earl and Countess of Mountrath's tomb, St John's Chapel, Westminster Abbey (1771)

Melbourne House Piccadilly, (1771–76) converted to the Albany by Henry Holland (1803–4)

Marlborough House, addition of attic and internal alterations including new chimney-piece in the state drawing room (1771–74)

14 Cecil Street, interior work (c. 1772)

62 Curzon Street (1773)

15 George Street, internal alterations and Doric porch (1774)

51 Grosvenor Street, alterations (1774–5)

Somerset House, Chambers' magnum opus (1776–96), the building was unfinished at Chambers' death and continued in (1829–31) under Robert Smirke who added the east wing

England outside London

Goodwood House, Sussex, South wing of house & stables (1757–60)

Wilton House, Wiltshire, Triumphal arch, Casina, Rock Bridge, Library, tennis court (1757–74)

Duntish Court, Dorset, new house (c. 1760–64)

Poston Court, Herefordshire, casino (1760)

Newby Park, (now Baldersby Park), Yorkshire, alterations to the house, pheasantry and menagerie (c. 1760)

Peper Harow House, Surrey (1760–65)

Osterley Park, Middlesex, north front and gallery (1761); the rest of the house by Robert Adam

Beechwood, Hertfordshire, dining room (1761)

The Hyde, near Ingatestone, Essex, hall and staircase (1761)

The Hoo, Hertfordshire, alterations and interior decoration, bridge, temple, gateway, stables, boathouse and gate piers (c. 1762)

Temple of Romulus and Remus, Coleby Hall, Coleby, North Kesteven, Lincolnshire (1762)

Styche Hall, Shropshire, new house and stables (1762–66)

Walcot Hall, Shropshire, remodelling (1764–7)

Teddington Grove, Middlesex, new house, greenhouse and temple (c. 1765)

Whitton Place, Middlesex, Mausoleum, redecoration of house, Roman Bathhouse, greenhouse, Temple of Aesculapius (1765–90)

Completion of John Vardy's house for Andrew Drummond (Vardy had died), Stanmore, Middlesex (1765–70)

Houghton House, Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, restoration and alterations (1765); now a ruin

Kirkleatham Hall, Kirkleatham, Yorkshire, now the local museum and gallery (c. 1765)

Woodstock Town Hall, Woodstock, Oxfordshire (1766)

Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, Internal decorations, furniture, gateway to kitchen garden, Blagdon Bridge, Temple of Diana, Temple of Flora, Flower Garden, erection of Bernini Obelisk (1766–1775)

Monument to Wriothesley Russell, 2nd Duke of Bedford, St Michael's, Chenies, Buckinghamshire (1766)

Wrest Park, Bedfordshire, Chinese Pavilion attributed (c. 1766)

Ansley Hall, Ansley, Warwickshire Chinese temple (1767)

Barton Hall, Norfolk, Library (1767)

Terling Place, Essex, work of unknown nature (1767–8)

Woburn Abbey, Bedfordshire, south wing including eating room and library; and Basin Bridge (1767–72)

Cobham Hall, Kent, new rooms in south wing including the library, raising of attic (c. 1767–70)

Southill House, Southill, Bedfordshire, alterations (c. 1768); the house was later rebuilt by Henry Holland

Ampthill Park, Ampthill, Bedfordshire, addition of wings and redecoration of the interiors (1768–72)

Milton Abbey, Dorset, new house, porter's lodge and west front of abbey church, uniquely for Chambers all in Gothic revival style

New House, Woodstock, Oxfordshire (c. 1769)

Danson House, Kent, internal alterations including new chimney-pieces, the Temple and 'Palladio Bridge' (late 1760s–1770)

Tottenham House, Wiltshire, work of unknown nature (1770–76)

Milton Hall, Cambridgeshire, alterations and interior decoration and garden temples (1770–76)

Trinity House Chapel, Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire (1772)

Amesbury Hall, Amesbury, Wiltshire, Chinese temple (1772) and ornamental bridge (1775)

Theatre Royal, Liverpool (1772); demolished

Milton Abbas, estate village for Milton Abbey (1773)

Newburgh Priory, Coxwold, Yorkshire, alterations (1774)

Hedsor House, Buckinghamshire (1778)

Ireland

Abbeyleix House, managing the construction of the house which had earlier been designed by James Wyatt

Casino at Marino, Marino, Dublin (1758–76). Garden pavilion for 1st Earl of Charlemont. Open to the public.

Marino House, Dublin. (1758–75) Alterations and additions to existing country house for 1st Earl of Charlemont. Demolished.

Marino House, Dublin. Dragon gates. Relocated from original position.

Castletown House, (1760) County Kildare, internal alterations of long gallery and other rooms and gate piers for Thomas Connolly

Slane Castle, County Meath, work of unknown nature (1760s)

Charlemont House, Rutland Square, Dublin (1762–75) for 1st Earl of Charlemont. City house. Adapted for use as Hugh Lane Gallery. Porch added by others. Rear section demolished.

Headford, County Meath, (1765) Unexecuted design for country house with 13 bay garden front

Town Hall, Main Street, Strabane, County Tyrone. Design for steeple.

Leinster House, Dublin, redecoration of first floor apartments on garden front (1767)

Hunting lodge, Roxborough Castle, Moy, County Tyrone. (1768). Two unexecuted designs for Lord Charlemont.

City Hall, Parliament Street, Dublin, (1768–1769). Unsuccessful competition entry.

Rathfarnham Castle, County Dublin, refaced 16th-century castle, provided with Georgian windows, straight roof parapets with urns and Georgian interiors (1770–71) for Henry, 4th. Viscount Loftus, Later 1st. Earl of Ely.

Lucan House, Lucan, County Dublin, (1773–75) for Agmondisham Vesey. Now Italian Embassy.

Trinity College, Dublin, East range. (1775). Not built.

Trinity College, Dublin, College Exam Hall. (1775) In use as exam hall and theatre.

Trinity College, Dublin, Collegiate chapel (c. 1775–1797). In use as chapel.

Scotland

Dunmore Pineapple, Falkirk, attributed (1761)

Duddingston House, Duddingston, house, stables and temple (1763–68)

26 St Andrew Square, Edinburgh (1769)

Dundas House, (now The Royal Bank of Scotland), St Andrew Square, Edinburgh (1771–74)

Sweden

Råda säteri, manor house in Härryda just outside of Gothenburg, (1770–72)

Partille herrgård, manor house in Partille just outside of Gothenburg, (1772–73)

Svartsjö Palace, concept for remodeling of the royal gardens, (1773–74).