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John Plowman
John Plowman (c.1773–1843) was an English architect based in Oxford. His younger son John Plowman (1807–1871) also worked on buildings on Oxford, leading to issues with attribution.[1]
John Plowman | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Oxford County Hall |
From 1812 until 1837 Plowman worked in partnership with the builder, civil engineer and architect Daniel Harris, whose foreman he had been.[1]
John Plowman the younger was in partnership with Isaac Luck, until 1850; Luck emigrated to Christchurch in New Zealand in 1851.[2]
Work edit
- Saint Martin's parish church, Oxford: rebuilt church (except bell tower)[3] (demolished 1896, except bell tower)[4]
- Saint Mary's parish church, Adderbury, Oxfordshire: font, 1831[5]
- Saint Michael's parish church, Oxford: rebuilt north aisle and transept, 1833[6]
- Floating chapel, Castle Mill Stream, Oxford, 1839 (sank 1868)[7]
- County Hall, New Road, Oxford, 1839-41[8][9]
- Saint Peter's parish church, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1842[10]
- Saint John the Baptist parish church, Bodicote, Oxfordshire: rebuilt church (with H.J. Underwood), 1844[11]
References edit
- ^ a b Howard Colvin (1978). A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600–1840. John Murray. p. 466. ISBN 0-7195-3328-7.
- ^ "Isaac Luck - builder, architect". Early Canterbury Photography. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
- ^ Tyack, 1998, page 201
- ^ Tyack, 1998, page 262
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 415
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 295
- ^ Davies & Robinson, 2003, pages 52-54
- ^ Tyack, 1998, page 203
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 301
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 786
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 483
Sources edit
- Davies, Mark; Robinson, Catherine (2003) [2001]. A Towpath Walk in Oxford. Oxford: Oxford Towpath Press. pp. 52–54. ISBN 0-9535593-1-9.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- Tyack, Geoffrey (1998). Oxford An Architectural Guide. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-817423-3.