- Samuel Wyatt
Samuel Wyatt (1737-1807) was a member of a leading family of 18th and 19th century English
architects .Career
In his twenties, Wyatt was master carpenter and later
Robert Adam 's clerk of works atKedleston Hall inDerbyshire , which was a landmark in Englishneoclassical architecture . He later worked with his brotherJames Wyatt on The Pantheon inOxford Street ,London . He designed neoclassical country houses such asTatton Park in Cheshire, andTrinity House in London.Wyatt's career was diverse. He designed the
Albion Mills in London, which was the first in the world to be powered by steam engines, and patented designs for cast iron bridges. He designed model farm buildings and cottages, including many on theHolkham estate, and several lighthouses, including those atDungeness andFlamborough Head .Samuel Wyatt developed a friendship with
Matthew Boulton , for whom he designedSoho House in the Handsworth area ofBirmingham in 1789. Prior to this, Boulton recommended him to the proprietors of the Theatre Royal onNew Street, Birmingham in 1777, and in 1780, aportico of coupledIonic column s between arched wings was added to the front of the theatre to a design by Wyatt. It is also believed that he was recommended by Boulton toJames Watt , for whom Wyatt designed Heathfield House in Handsworth, Birmingham. This was completed in 1790. He was also responsible for work at Moseley Hall in theMoseley area of Birmingham.ee also
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Wyatts, an architectural dynasty References
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