Edward Alexander Wyon (1842; London – 1872; Hastings) was a London architect and poet, descended from the Wyon family of engravers. His only known building is St John the Evangelist Church in Hollington, Hastings in East Sussex.[1] His posthumous publication, A Memorial Volume of Poems (1874), continues to be reprinted in the 21st century. He died in Hastings prior to his thirtieth birthday.
His father was Edward William Wyon (1811–1885), a sculptor born in Christchurch, Surrey,[2] who belonged to the Wyon family of engravers and medallists.[1] Edward Alexander's grandfather was Thomas Wyon the elder (1792–1817), and his uncles were Thomas Wyon the younger, and Benjamin Wyon (1802–1858).[3] Edward Alexander's mother was Elizabeth Smyth,[4] (born St James's 1820; died Barnet 1890).[5][6] His parents were married in 1841, at Marylebone, London.[4]
Edward Alexander and his siblingsedit
Edward Alexander Wyon was his parents' eldest son, born in Bloomsbury or St Pancras in the last quarter of 1842.[2][1][7] In 1851 he was eight years old and a scholar, living at 36 Stanhope Street, St Pancras, with his father, mother, sister Florence Elizabeth Riddel (born St Pancras 1850),[8] his brother Charles William John (1845–1856)[9][10] and general servant Mary Anderson.[11] In 1861 he, his parents, his sisters Florence and Jessie Mary Ann (born St Pancras 1855)[12] and a servant Susannah Tayler were at 221 Euston Road, St Pancras. At age eighteen he was already calling himself an architect.[2] In 1871 he was living with his mother at 70 Mornington Road, St Pancras, his two sisters and general servant Eliza Green;[5] his father lived next door.[1] He died in Hastings in the first quarter of 1872, aged 29 years.[1][13] He never married.
After his deathedit
St John the Evangelist church around 1900, showing finial on tower
Edward Alexander Wyon is credited with the authorship of the posthumous book, A Memorial Volume of Poems (1874).[1] His sister Florence married in 1879 at Marylebone, to Reverend Charles James Goody (born 1835).[14] Their son, Charles Edward Goody (born 1881) and Edward Alexander's nephew, was an Oxford undergraduate in 1901.[15][16] His sister Jessie Mary Ann Wyon never married; she died about the same time as her mother in 1890 in Barnet, aged 35 years.[17]
Professional life and worksedit
He practised from an office in Duke Street, London.[1][18] His only known work is St John the Evangelist Church, Hollington, constructed between 1865 and 1868 by engineer John Howell & Son[19] It is built with Bath Stone dressings; it has one aisle on the south side and a south-east tower.[20] There was a finial on the slimmer, round tower; removed in the 20th century. It was consecrated by Ashurst Gilbert, Bishop of Chichester, in April 1868.[21] This church is not listed.
Referencesedit
^ abcdefg. EA Wyon. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^Forrer, Leonard (1900). Biographical dictionary of medallists : coin, gem, and sealengravers, mint-masters, &c., ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D: vol.6. p. 47. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^ abGRO index: Marriage Edward William Wyon; Marylebone; Dec 1841; vol.1; p.170. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^GRO index: death; Elizabeth Wyon; age 70; Barnet; Sept 1890; vol.3a; p.131. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^GRO index: birth; Edward Alexander Wyon; Dec 1842; Bloomsbury; Vol.1; p.54. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^GRO index: birth; Florence Elizabeth Riddel Wyon; St Pancras; Kime 1850; vol.1; p.334. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^GRO index: births; Charles William John Wyon; St Giles; Mar 1845; vol.1; p.60. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^GRO index: death; Charles William John Wyon; Marylebone; Sept 1856; vol.1a; p.310. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^GRO index: birth; Jessie Mary Ann Wyon; St Pancras; June 1855; vol.1b; p.104. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^GRO index:Death; Edward Alexander Wyon; Hastings; Mar 1872; Vol.2b; p.28. . FreeBMD. ONS. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^GRO index: Marriage; Florence Elizabeth Riddel Wyon; Mar 1879; Marylebone; vol.1a; 718. "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^. Death of John Howell. 8 December 1893. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
^"Roughwood". St John the Evangelist, Hollington, St Leonards, East Sussex – 5th November 2004. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
^. St Johns consecrated. 29 April 1868. Archived from the original on 11 July 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2011.
Bibliographyedit
Forrer, Leonard, The Wyons (1917)
Wyon, Edward Alexander, A Memorial Volume of Poems by the Late Edward Alexander Wyon (1874) (2008, Kessinger Publishing) ISBN1-4367-4052-5
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edward, alexander, wyon, 1842, london, 1872, hastings, london, architect, poet, descended, from, wyon, family, engravers, only, known, building, john, evangelist, church, hollington, hastings, east, sussex, posthumous, publication, memorial, volume, poems, 187. Edward Alexander Wyon 1842 London 1872 Hastings was a London architect and poet descended from the Wyon family of engravers His only known building is St John the Evangelist Church in Hollington Hastings in East Sussex 1 His posthumous publication A Memorial Volume of Poems 1874 continues to be reprinted in the 21st century He died in Hastings prior to his thirtieth birthday Edward Alexander WyonBorn1842Bloomsbury or St Pancras London EnglandDied1872 aged 29 30 Hastings East Sussex EnglandOccupationArchitectBuildingsSt John the Evangelist s ChurchHollington Hastings East Sussex Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Ancestry 1 2 Edward Alexander and his siblings 1 3 After his death 2 Professional life and works 3 References 4 BibliographyBiography edit nbsp St John the Evangelist Hollingtonin 2014 Ancestry edit His father was Edward William Wyon 1811 1885 a sculptor born in Christchurch Surrey 2 who belonged to the Wyon family of engravers and medallists 1 Edward Alexander s grandfather was Thomas Wyon the elder 1792 1817 and his uncles were Thomas Wyon the younger and Benjamin Wyon 1802 1858 3 Edward Alexander s mother was Elizabeth Smyth 4 born St James s 1820 died Barnet 1890 5 6 His parents were married in 1841 at Marylebone London 4 Edward Alexander and his siblings edit Edward Alexander Wyon was his parents eldest son born in Bloomsbury or St Pancras in the last quarter of 1842 2 1 7 In 1851 he was eight years old and a scholar living at 36 Stanhope Street St Pancras with his father mother sister Florence Elizabeth Riddel born St Pancras 1850 8 his brother Charles William John 1845 1856 9 10 and general servant Mary Anderson 11 In 1861 he his parents his sisters Florence and Jessie Mary Ann born St Pancras 1855 12 and a servant Susannah Tayler were at 221 Euston Road St Pancras At age eighteen he was already calling himself an architect 2 In 1871 he was living with his mother at 70 Mornington Road St Pancras his two sisters and general servant Eliza Green 5 his father lived next door 1 He died in Hastings in the first quarter of 1872 aged 29 years 1 13 He never married After his death edit nbsp St John the Evangelist church around 1900 showing finial on tower Edward Alexander Wyon is credited with the authorship of the posthumous book A Memorial Volume of Poems 1874 1 His sister Florence married in 1879 at Marylebone to Reverend Charles James Goody born 1835 14 Their son Charles Edward Goody born 1881 and Edward Alexander s nephew was an Oxford undergraduate in 1901 15 16 His sister Jessie Mary Ann Wyon never married she died about the same time as her mother in 1890 in Barnet aged 35 years 17 Professional life and works editHe practised from an office in Duke Street London 1 18 His only known work is St John the Evangelist Church Hollington constructed between 1865 and 1868 by engineer John Howell amp Son 19 It is built with Bath Stone dressings it has one aisle on the south side and a south east tower 20 There was a finial on the slimmer round tower removed in the 20th century It was consecrated by Ashurst Gilbert Bishop of Chichester in April 1868 21 This church is not listed References edit a b c d e f g Sussex Parish Churches EA Wyon Archived from the original on 28 July 2011 Retrieved 20 March 2011 a b c Census 1861 RG 9 102 138 p 37 Forrer Leonard 1900 Biographical dictionary of medallists coin gem and sealengravers mint masters amp c ancient and modern with references to their works B C 500 A D vol 6 p 47 Retrieved 20 March 2011 a b GRO index Marriage Edward William Wyon Marylebone Dec 1841 vol 1 p 170 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 20 March 2011 a b Census 1871 RG10 202 p 32 GRO index death Elizabeth Wyon age 70 Barnet Sept 1890 vol 3a p 131 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 20 March 2011 GRO index birth Edward Alexander Wyon Dec 1842 Bloomsbury Vol 1 p 54 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Archived from the original on 23 December 2012 Retrieved 20 March 2011 GRO index birth Florence Elizabeth Riddel Wyon St Pancras Kime 1850 vol 1 p 334 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 20 March 2011 GRO index births Charles William John Wyon St Giles Mar 1845 vol 1 p 60 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 20 March 2011 GRO index death Charles William John Wyon Marylebone Sept 1856 vol 1a p 310 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 20 March 2011 Census 1851 HO 107 1493 p 7 GRO index birth Jessie Mary Ann Wyon St Pancras June 1855 vol 1b p 104 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 20 March 2011 GRO index Death Edward Alexander Wyon Hastings Mar 1872 Vol 2b p 28 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Archived from the original on 24 September 2015 Retrieved 20 March 2011 GRO index Marriage Florence Elizabeth Riddel Wyon Mar 1879 Marylebone vol 1a 718 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 20 March 2011 Census 1901 RG13 1233 45 p 23 GRO index birth Charles Edward Goody Barnet Dec 1881 vol 3a p 206 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 20 March 2011 GRO index death Jessie Mary Ann Wyon age 35 Barnet Sept 1890 vol 3a p 130 Index entry FreeBMD ONS Retrieved 20 March 2011 Adelphi KD L Hastings Chronicle Death of John Howell 8 December 1893 Archived from the original on 11 July 2011 Retrieved 13 March 2011 Roughwood St John the Evangelist Hollington St Leonards East Sussex 5th November 2004 Retrieved 20 March 2011 Hastings Chronicle St Johns consecrated 29 April 1868 Archived from the original on 11 July 2011 Retrieved 20 March 2011 Bibliography editForrer Leonard The Wyons 1917 Wyon Edward Alexander A Memorial Volume of Poems by the Late Edward Alexander Wyon 1874 2008 Kessinger Publishing ISBN 1 4367 4052 5 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Edward Alexander Wyon Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Alexander Wyon amp oldid 1169207252, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
