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A History of the County of Oxford
… planning of the Hall and Great Quadrangle, which Nicholas Hawksmoor carried out. Clarke lives in the memory of … existing collection. The Codrington Library, planned by Hawksmoor, was finally completed in 1756. In the central … In the antechapel is the monumental bust of Nicholas Hawksmoor (d. 1736), architect of the library and Great …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Oxford
… S.E. wing. The North Quadrangle was designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor in 17145; the Codrington Library, forming the N. …
Survey of London Monograph
… 1702 Accession of Queen Anne. 1708 Empty Wren and Vanbrugh Hawksmoor Earl of Romney's interest bought by Prince George … 1714 Accession of George I. 171420 Lord Aylmer Vanbrugh Hawksmoor and James General repairs. Chimney-pieces altered. …
Survey of London Monograph
… made by James of Greenwich, who shared with Nicholas Hawksmoor the office of Clerk of the Works of the Royal … there was turf at the side of it. In April 1712 Nicholas Hawksmoor, the Clerk of the Works to the Hospital, charges in …
Old and New London
… that a temple dedicated to Concord once stood here. Hawksmoor, the architect of St. Mary Woolnoth, was born the … St. Mary Woolnoth was completed. Mr. Godwin seems to think Hawksmoor followed Vanbrugh's manner in the heaviness of his …
A History of the County of Oxford
… were never built. In the first phase of building Nicholas Hawksmoor was responsible for much of the detailed execution … 78 In 1716 Vanbrugh resigned as architect, and by then Hawksmoor and Joynes had also left Blenheim. Thereafter the … confined to garden business) until 1719. 79 From 1722 Hawksmoor was again engaged to design or complete major …
A History of the County of Oxford
… The upper lake continued to cause problems: in 1731 Hawksmoor noted that the cascade 'does not play', and in 1738 … northern entrance to the avenue was proposed in 1722, and Hawksmoor made several designs for Ditchley gate in 1724; 35 … until the 1760s. 38 Instead the main entrance, designed by Hawksmoor in 1722 and later called Woodstock gate or the …
Survey of London: volume
… has been attributed to Wren, and it is suggested that Hawksmoor may have assisted in the work. A coloured sketch in …
A History of the County of Oxford
… instance of Dr. George Clarke of Brasenose and All Souls, Hawksmoor made several designs for rebuilding the college. … fronting on the High St. Three other plans made by Hawksmoor in 1734 survive; two are in the Clarke collection … buildings by covered corridors. Another plan attributed to Hawksmoor shows the college rebuilt with two symmetrical …
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge
… benefactors, and the Provost himself approached Nicholas Hawksmoor and Sir Christopher Wren in the first months of his office. As a result Hawksmoor produced an ambitious design for exploiting the … architect at Oxford. The chances of the realisation of Hawksmoor's scheme for King's College faded after the death …