William Railton

William Railton

Infobox Architect


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name = William Railton
nationality = British
birth_date = c.1801
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death_date = 1877
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significant_buildings= Nelson's Column
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William Railton (c.18011877) was an English architect. Between 1838 and 1848 he was architect to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners but his designs did not find favour. He is best known for designing Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.

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* [http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101023018/ Biography at the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography]

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