Henry Flitcroft (30 August 1697 – 25 February 1769) was a major English architect in the second generation of Palladianism. He came from a simple background: his father was a labourer in the gardens at Hampton Court and he began as a joiner by trade. Working as a carpenter at Burlington House, he fell from a scaffold and broke his leg. While he was recuperating, the young Lord Burlington noticed his talent with the pencil, and by 1720 Flitcroft was Burlington's draughtsman and general architectural assistant, surveying at Westminster School for Burlington's dormitory, and superintending at the site at Tottenham House. Working life in the inner circle that was driving the new Palladian architecture was an education for Flitcroft.
Wentworth Woodhouse Woburn Abbey St. Giles-in-the-fields
Flitcroft redrew for publication the drawings for The Designs of Mr. Inigo Jones, published by William Kent in 1727, under Burlington's patronage and supervision. In May 1726 Burlington got his protégé an appointment at the Office of Works, where he worked his way up from Master Carpenter and Master Mason to Comptroller of the King's Works, a prestigious position at the top of the architectural field. Royal commissions came his way in the form of some private projects for junior members of the British Royal Family; namely the Duke of Cumberland. His work for the Duke at Windsor Great Park included creating the Virginia Water Lake.[1]
Flitcroft's hands were constantly occupied with private commissions and, like most professional architects (and unlike virtuoso earls), he did some speculative construction in new-building London streets, supplied stone, and contracted to erect the buildings he was designing.
Panelling and a mantelpiece from an old panelled room designed by Flitcroft in the 1720s from Potternewton Hall near Leeds were installed in Sutton Park in Yorkshire after 1935.[2]
In 1724 Flitcroft married Sarah Minns at St Benet's, Paul's Wharf. His son Henry was born in Hampton (1742). Flitcroft is buried at St Mary with St Alban, Teddington, together with his son Henry (died 1826), and wife Jane (died 1778).[3] The inscription on his tomb records that "Here lies the body of HENRY FLITCROFT of Whitehall in the county of Middlesex who had the honour of serving three first Princes of the House of Brunswick in the Board of Works of which he was successively Appointed Clerk, Master Mason & Controller in the last of which Office he continued till his death which happened on the 25th of February 1769." Inside the church on the west wall is a memorial to Henry Flitcroft.
Flitcroft Street, near St Giles in the Fields, London, was named after Henry Flitcroft.
Major commissions
Lilford Hall, Northamptonshire: 1740s. At Lilford he designed the interiors.
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Henry Flitcroft 30 August 1697 25 February 1769 was a major English architect in the second generation of Palladianism He came from a simple background his father was a labourer in the gardens at Hampton Court and he began as a joiner by trade Working as a carpenter at Burlington House he fell from a scaffold and broke his leg While he was recuperating the young Lord Burlington noticed his talent with the pencil and by 1720 Flitcroft was Burlington s draughtsman and general architectural assistant surveying at Westminster School for Burlington s dormitory and superintending at the site at Tottenham House Working life in the inner circle that was driving the new Palladian architecture was an education for Flitcroft Henry FlitcroftBorn 1697 08 30 30 August 1697probably Hampton Court EnglandDied25 February 1769 1769 02 25 aged 71 Hampstead EnglandNationalityEnglishOccupationArchitectBuildingsWentworth WoodhouseWoburn AbbeySt Giles in the fieldsFlitcroft redrew for publication the drawings for The Designs of Mr Inigo Jones published by William Kent in 1727 under Burlington s patronage and supervision In May 1726 Burlington got his protege an appointment at the Office of Works where he worked his way up from Master Carpenter and Master Mason to Comptroller of the King s Works a prestigious position at the top of the architectural field Royal commissions came his way in the form of some private projects for junior members of the British Royal Family namely the Duke of Cumberland His work for the Duke at Windsor Great Park included creating the Virginia Water Lake 1 Flitcroft s hands were constantly occupied with private commissions and like most professional architects and unlike virtuoso earls he did some speculative construction in new building London streets supplied stone and contracted to erect the buildings he was designing Panelling and a mantelpiece from an old panelled room designed by Flitcroft in the 1720s from Potternewton Hall near Leeds were installed in Sutton Park in Yorkshire after 1935 2 From 1746 to 1756 he was Surveyor of the Fabric of St Paul s Cathedral Monument at St Mary s church Teddington In 1724 Flitcroft married Sarah Minns at St Benet s Paul s Wharf His son Henry was born in Hampton 1742 Flitcroft is buried at St Mary with St Alban Teddington together with his son Henry died 1826 and wife Jane died 1778 3 The inscription on his tomb records that Here lies the body of HENRY FLITCROFT of Whitehall in the county of Middlesex who had the honour of serving three first Princes of the House of Brunswick in the Board of Works of which he was successively Appointed Clerk Master Mason amp Controller in the last of which Office he continued till his death which happened on the 25th of February 1769 Inside the church on the west wall is a memorial to Henry Flitcroft Flitcroft Street near St Giles in the Fields London was named after Henry Flitcroft Major commissions EditLilford Hall Northamptonshire 1740s At Lilford he designed the interiors Bower House Essex 1729 St Giles in the Fields London 1731 1734 Ditchley Park Oxfordshire 1724 onwards At Ditchley he designed interiors working in harmonious partnership with William Kent Wentworth Woodhouse W Riding Yorkshire 1735 onwards He rebuilt and enlarged the west front and added wings St Giles House Wimborne St Giles Dorset 1740 1744 Interiors Stowe House Buckinghamshire ca 1742 The State gallery attributed Wimpole Hall Cambridgeshire 1742 1745 Stourhead Wiltshire 1744 1765 Garden temples Woburn Abbey Bedfordshire 1748 1761 Milton Hall Northamptonshire 1750 1751 Flitcroft built extensively in the West End of London Wimpole Hall as remodelled by Flitcroft The Pantheon Stourhead Facade The Pantheon Stourhead Interior The Pantheon Stourhead The temple of Apollo Stourhead North front St Giles in the fields Looking East St Giles in the fields Altar St Giles in the fields West front Woburn Abbey West front Wentworth Woodhouse the wings were altered later by John Carr Bower House Essex table designed c 1740 1745References Edit Historic England THE ROYAL ESTATE WINDSOR VIRGINIA WATER LAKE AND THE TRIANGULAR BELVEDERE 1001177 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 7 September 2013 A photographic Archive of Leeds Leodis Potternewton Hall Potternewton Lane Leeds City Council Retrieved 23 May 2015 Henry Flitcroft The Twickenham Museum a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link H M Colvin A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600 1840 1997 ISBN 0 300 07207 4 Heward John and Taylor Robert The Country Houses of Northamptonshire ISBN 1 873592 21 3Court officesPreceded byThomas Ripley Comptroller of the King s Works1758 1769 Succeeded byWilliam Chambers Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Flitcroft amp oldid 1119043152, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
