Thomas Gayfere (1720–1812) was a sculptor and master mason in a line of masons of the same name. His most impressive work is the Henry VII's Chapel in Westminster Abbey. Due to the similarity in names between at least three generations of the family it is not always possible to distinguish the work of one from another. Stylistically all worked in the High Gothic style for most of their work.
He was born in the Wapping district of London in 1720 the eldest son of Thomas Gayfere, a stonemason, and his wife, Mary Townsend of Burford, who was related to a family of masons in Oxford. His father moved to the Westminster district around 1725 to work with Christopher Cass.[1]
Gayfere was apprenticed to Andrews Jelfe in 1734. In 1762 he obtained the highly prestigious position as Mason to Westminster Abbey. In 1774 he became Master of the Worshipful Company of Masons. [1]
He died on 4 April 1812 and is buried in the west cloister of Westminster Abbey on 10 April.[2] He left an estate of around £10,000 (around £500,000 in 2022).
Thomas Gayfere the Younger (1755–1827) completed the work on Henry VII's Chapel in 1823.
Gayfere Street (just south of Westminster Abbey) was named after the family.
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Chapel in the Wood, Strawberry Hill
Rose window at Westminster Abbey
Old Westminster Bridge
Gayfere's fireplace in Strawberry Hill House
Referencesedit
^ abDictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851 by Rupert Gunnis, p. 165
^ ab"Thomas Gayfere". Westminster-abbey.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
^"William Vincent & Family". Westminster-abbey.org. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
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