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John Martin Robinson

May 18, 2023

John Martin Robinson FSA (born 1948) is a British architectural historian and officer of arms.

John Robinson in the procession to the annual service of the Order of the Garter

He was born in Preston, Lancashire, and educated at Fort Augustus Abbey, a Benedictine school in Scotland, the University of St Andrews (graduating MA and awarded D.LITT in 2002) and then in 1970 arrived at Oriel College, Oxford, to prepare for a DPhil. The doctoral degree was awarded in 1974 for work on the architect Samuel Wyatt.[1] He worked for the Greater London Council's Historic Buildings Division from 1974[2] to 1986, where he worked inter alia as architectural editor of the Survey of London, and Historic Buildings Inspector for Westminster, and also revised the Statutory Lists of Historic Buildings for 2 east London boroughs. As an independent consultant since 1988 he has advised on the restoration of numerous country houses, churches and other listed buildings. His contribution to the Conservation Plan for 7 Dials and Covent Garden in London won the 1998 Camden Environmental Award. He also wrote the Conservation Plan for the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, in association with Rick Mather Architects.

He has been an Architectural Writer for Country Life for over 40 years contributing nearly 400 articles and reviews. As chairman of the Art and Architecture Committee of Westminster Cathedral he has overseen the completion of the mosaics in St George's and St Joseph's chapels, the Vaughan Chantrey and several individual panels.

Robinson was Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary at the College of Arms from 1982 and is now Maltravers Herald Extraordinary. In 1978 he was appointed Librarian to the Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal.[3][4]

Robinson is also a Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He lives at Beckside House, Cumbria, and is an active member of the Georgian Group of which he was a trustee and vice-chairman for 20 years, acquiring their HQ Adam townhouse in Fitzroy Square, setting up the Casework committee, and instituting the Young Georgians, and founding and presiding over the Annual conservation Awards for 10 years from 2003 to 2013.

He served on the North West Regional Committee of the National Trust for 10 Years and is Heraldic Adviser to the National Trust. He was a trustee of the Lakeland Arts Trust for 25 years, and served on the Council of the Society of Antiquaries, the council of the National Records Association, and is a trustee of Arundel Castle, Burghley House and Wilton House. He was a founder member of the Friends of Christ Church Spitalfields and helped establish the music Festival there. His scholarly book on James Wyatt is the definitive treatment of the subject. His New Georgian Handbook, written jointly with Alexandra Artley of Harpers Magazine, was the architectural face of the Young Fogey movement and has become collectable.

Bibliography

  • The Observations of Humphrey Repton (Phaidon 1978)
  • The Wyatts: An Architectural Dynasty (1979) Foreword by Woodrow Wyatt, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-817340-3
  • Georgian Model Farms: A Study of Decorative and Model Farm Buildings in the Age of Improvement, 1700–1846 (1982) Oxford University Press ISBN 9780198173663.
  • Royal Residences (Macdonald 1982)
  • The Dukes of Norfolk (1983 & 1995) ISBN 978-0-85033-973-4.
  • The Latest Country Houses: 1945–83 (1984) The Bodley Head Ltd, ISBN 978-0370305622.
  • The New Georgian Handbook. JMR & Alexandra Artley (Harpers 1985)
  • Arundel's Remembrances (1987).
  • Cardinal Consalvi 1757–1824 (1987) The Bodley Head.
  • The Oxford Guide to Heraldry (1988) John Martin Robinson & Thomas Woodcock, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-211658-4.
  • The Country House at War (1989) The Bodley Head Ltd, ISBN 0-370-31306-2, ISBN 978-0-370-31306-1.
  • The English Country Estate (Century Hutchinson/ National Trust 1988)
  • Chatto Curiosities - Heraldry (Chatto & Windus 1989)
  • Temples of Delight: Stowe Landscape Gardens (1990) ISBN 0-540-01217-3, ISBN 978-0-540-01217-6.
  • A Guide to the Country Houses of the North West (1991) Constable, ISBN 0-09-469920-8.
  • Arundel Castle (1994).
  • Treasures of English Churches (Sinclair Stevenson 1995)
  • Uppark Restored. JMR & Christopher Rowell (National Trust 1996)
  • The National Trust Guide to Heraldry. JMR & Thomas Woodcock (National Trust 1999)
  • Francis Johnson Architect (2001) J. M. Robinson & David Neave, Oblong Creative, ISBN 978-0-9536574-3-8.
  • The Staffords (Phillimore 2002)
  • Buckingham Palace. The Official Illustrated History (2004)
  • Windsor Castle. The Official Illustrated History (2004)
  • The Regency Country House (2005)
  • The Regency Country House (2005) Aurum Press, ISBN 978-1-84513-053-4.
  • Grass Seed in June – The Making of an Architectural Historian (autobiography) (2006) Michael Russell (Publishing) Ltd, ISBN 978-0-85955-301-8.
  • Arundel Castle (2011).
  • Felling the Ancient Oaks: How England Lost its Great Country Estates (2011) Aurum Press Ltd, ISBN 978-1-84513-670-3.
  • James Wyatt. Architect to George III (Yale 2013)
  • Requisitioned: The British Country House in the Second World War (2014) Aurum Press ISBN 9781781310953
  • The Travellers Club: A Bicentennial History (2018)
Magazine articles
  • "A. D. Profile 22: Hawksmoor's Christ Church, Spitalfields" - contributor - Architectural Design, 7/1979 C. Amery, R. W. Chitham, K. Downes, M. Gillingham, J. Kenworthy-Browne, R. A. Beddard, J. M. Robinson, G. Stamp. pp. 1–32.
  • "Cameron discoveries" in: Architectural Review, 1982, 1030. J. M. Robinson, D. Shvidkovsky. pp. 42–51 – includes bibliographical references.
  • "The Signior" in: AA-Files, 1985, 8 J. M. Robinson. pp. 108–109 – book review.
  • "In pursuit of excellence" in: Country Life, 1979, 4277 J. M. Robinson. pp. 2113–2114.
  • "Classical quartet: new country houses" in: Country Life, 35/1990 J. M. Robinson. pp. 74–77.
  • "No. 20 St James's Square, London" in: Country Life, 44/1989 J. M. Robinson pp. 152–157.
  • "Pavilions to pleasure" in: Country Life, 14/1989 K. Powell, J. Glancey, J. M. Robinson. pp. 132–133.
  • "Scraping the ceiling" in: Country Life, 16/1989 J. M. Robinson. pp. 192–193.

Arms

Coat of arms of John Martin Robinson
 
Crest
Within a coronet the finials of oak leaves and acorns or the head of a stag affronty vert attired or.
Escutcheon
Vert between two chevronels an acorn between two oak leaves stems inwards all between three stags trippant guardant or.[5]
Motto
In Ultraque Fortuna Paratus


References

  1. ^ Robinson, John Martin (1 January 1974). Samuel Wyatt, architect (DPhil). University of Oxford.
  2. ^ Merle Rubin (27 February 1985). "Tradition updated: Britain's grand new country houses; The Latest Country Houses, by John Martin Robinson, London: The Bodley Head (distributed by Merrimack Publisher's Circle, Salem, N.H.). 256 pp. $19.95". The Christian Science Monitor.
  3. ^ John Ezard (26 June 2002). "Obituary: The Duke of Norfolk: As Britain's premier peer and senior Catholic layman, he led a spirited but quiet life". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "Nothing second-rate or suburban about this man's book". Derby Evening Telegraph. 18 January 2007.
  5. ^ Chesshyre, D. H. B.; Chesshyre, Hubert; Ailes, Adrian (1 January 2001). Heralds of Today: A Biographical List of the Officers of the College of Arms, London, 1987-2001. Illuminata. ISBN 9780953784516.

External links

  • Full text of doctoral thesis, "Samuel Wyatt, architect" via Oxford Research Archive

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John Martin Robinson FSA born 1948 is a British architectural historian and officer of arms John Robinson in the procession to the annual service of the Order of the Garter He was born in Preston Lancashire and educated at Fort Augustus Abbey a Benedictine school in Scotland the University of St Andrews graduating MA and awarded D LITT in 2002 and then in 1970 arrived at Oriel College Oxford to prepare for a DPhil The doctoral degree was awarded in 1974 for work on the architect Samuel Wyatt 1 He worked for the Greater London Council s Historic Buildings Division from 1974 2 to 1986 where he worked inter alia as architectural editor of the Survey of London and Historic Buildings Inspector for Westminster and also revised the Statutory Lists of Historic Buildings for 2 east London boroughs As an independent consultant since 1988 he has advised on the restoration of numerous country houses churches and other listed buildings His contribution to the Conservation Plan for 7 Dials and Covent Garden in London won the 1998 Camden Environmental Award He also wrote the Conservation Plan for the Ashmolean Museum Oxford in association with Rick Mather Architects He has been an Architectural Writer for Country Life for over 40 years contributing nearly 400 articles and reviews As chairman of the Art and Architecture Committee of Westminster Cathedral he has overseen the completion of the mosaics in St George s and St Joseph s chapels the Vaughan Chantrey and several individual panels Robinson was Fitzalan Pursuivant Extraordinary at the College of Arms from 1982 and is now Maltravers Herald Extraordinary In 1978 he was appointed Librarian to the Duke of Norfolk Earl Marshal 3 4 Robinson is also a Knight of Magistral Grace of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta He lives at Beckside House Cumbria and is an active member of the Georgian Group of which he was a trustee and vice chairman for 20 years acquiring their HQ Adam townhouse in Fitzroy Square setting up the Casework committee and instituting the Young Georgians and founding and presiding over the Annual conservation Awards for 10 years from 2003 to 2013 He served on the North West Regional Committee of the National Trust for 10 Years and is Heraldic Adviser to the National Trust He was a trustee of the Lakeland Arts Trust for 25 years and served on the Council of the Society of Antiquaries the council of the National Records Association and is a trustee of Arundel Castle Burghley House and Wilton House He was a founder member of the Friends of Christ Church Spitalfields and helped establish the music Festival there His scholarly book on James Wyatt is the definitive treatment of the subject His New Georgian Handbook written jointly with Alexandra Artley of Harpers Magazine was the architectural face of the Young Fogey movement and has become collectable Contents 1 Bibliography 2 Arms 3 References 4 External linksBibliography EditThe Observations of Humphrey Repton Phaidon 1978 The Wyatts An Architectural Dynasty 1979 Foreword by Woodrow Wyatt Oxford University Press ISBN 978 0 19 817340 3 Georgian Model Farms A Study of Decorative and Model Farm Buildings in the Age of Improvement 1700 1846 1982 Oxford University Press ISBN 9780198173663 Royal Residences Macdonald 1982 The Dukes of Norfolk 1983 amp 1995 ISBN 978 0 85033 973 4 The Latest Country Houses 1945 83 1984 The Bodley Head Ltd ISBN 978 0370305622 The New Georgian Handbook JMR amp Alexandra Artley Harpers 1985 Arundel s Remembrances 1987 Cardinal Consalvi 1757 1824 1987 The Bodley Head The Oxford Guide to Heraldry 1988 John Martin Robinson amp Thomas Woodcock Oxford University Press ISBN 0 19 211658 4 The Country House at War 1989 The Bodley Head Ltd ISBN 0 370 31306 2 ISBN 978 0 370 31306 1 The English Country Estate Century Hutchinson National Trust 1988 Chatto Curiosities Heraldry Chatto amp Windus 1989 Temples of Delight Stowe Landscape Gardens 1990 ISBN 0 540 01217 3 ISBN 978 0 540 01217 6 A Guide to the Country Houses of the North West 1991 Constable ISBN 0 09 469920 8 Arundel Castle 1994 Treasures of English Churches Sinclair Stevenson 1995 Uppark Restored JMR amp Christopher Rowell National Trust 1996 The National Trust Guide to Heraldry JMR amp Thomas Woodcock National Trust 1999 Francis Johnson Architect 2001 J M Robinson amp David Neave Oblong Creative ISBN 978 0 9536574 3 8 The Staffords Phillimore 2002 Buckingham Palace The Official Illustrated History 2004 Windsor Castle The Official Illustrated History 2004 The Regency Country House 2005 The Regency Country House 2005 Aurum Press ISBN 978 1 84513 053 4 Grass Seed in June The Making of an Architectural Historian autobiography 2006 Michael Russell Publishing Ltd ISBN 978 0 85955 301 8 Arundel Castle 2011 Felling the Ancient Oaks How England Lost its Great Country Estates 2011 Aurum Press Ltd ISBN 978 1 84513 670 3 James Wyatt Architect to George III Yale 2013 Requisitioned The British Country House in the Second World War 2014 Aurum Press ISBN 9781781310953 The Travellers Club A Bicentennial History 2018 Magazine articles A D Profile 22 Hawksmoor s Christ Church Spitalfields contributor Architectural Design 7 1979 C Amery R W Chitham K Downes M Gillingham J Kenworthy Browne R A Beddard J M Robinson G Stamp pp 1 32 Cameron discoveries in Architectural Review 1982 1030 J M Robinson D Shvidkovsky pp 42 51 includes bibliographical references The Signior in AA Files 1985 8 J M Robinson pp 108 109 book review In pursuit of excellence in Country Life 1979 4277 J M Robinson pp 2113 2114 Classical quartet new country houses in Country Life 35 1990 J M Robinson pp 74 77 No 20 St James s Square London in Country Life 44 1989 J M Robinson pp 152 157 Pavilions to pleasure in Country Life 14 1989 K Powell J Glancey J M Robinson pp 132 133 Scraping the ceiling in Country Life 16 1989 J M Robinson pp 192 193 Arms EditCoat of arms of John Martin Robinson Crest Within a coronet the finials of oak leaves and acorns or the head of a stag affronty vert attired or Escutcheon Vert between two chevronels an acorn between two oak leaves stems inwards all between three stags trippant guardant or 5 Motto In Ultraque Fortuna ParatusReferences Edit Robinson John Martin 1 January 1974 Samuel Wyatt architect DPhil University of Oxford Merle Rubin 27 February 1985 Tradition updated Britain s grand new country houses The Latest Country Houses by John Martin Robinson London The Bodley Head distributed by Merrimack Publisher s Circle Salem N H 256 pp 19 95 The Christian Science Monitor John Ezard 26 June 2002 Obituary The Duke of Norfolk As Britain s premier peer and senior Catholic layman he led a spirited but quiet life The Guardian Nothing second rate or suburban about this man s book Derby Evening Telegraph 18 January 2007 Chesshyre D H B Chesshyre Hubert Ailes Adrian 1 January 2001 Heralds of Today A Biographical List of the Officers of the College of Arms London 1987 2001 Illuminata ISBN 9780953784516 External links EditFull text of doctoral thesis Samuel Wyatt architect via Oxford Research Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Martin Robinson amp oldid 1107503091, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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