- John Buonarotti Papworth
John Buonarotti Papworth (
24 January 1775 ,Marylebone ,London –16 June 1847 ,Little Paxton ,St Neots ) was a prolificarchitect ,artist and a founder member of theRoyal Institute of British Architects .His brother
George Papworth acted as his clerk of works until 1804 and then practised as an architect inIreland .ome works
* Gallery of the
Egyptian Hall ,Piccadilly ,London , for William Bullock (1819)
* Refurbishment ofBoodle's Club,St James's Street ,London (1821-1834)
* Montpellier Pump Room Rotunda and Gardens,Cheltenham (1825-1826) forPearson Thompson
* Lansdown Place andLansdown Crescent, Cheltenham , for R.W. and C. Jearrad (1825-1829)
* St James's Church, Cheltenham (1826-1832) now a Zizi Pizza restaurant (Jan 2007)
* Plans for Hygeia, a utopian community on theOhio River , for William Bullock (1827)External links
* National Portrait Galley - [http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/person.asp?LinkID=mp03443 Portrait]
* UKPG database - [http://www.york.ac.uk/depts/arch/landscapes/ukpg/designer/papworth.htm Papworth, John Buonarotti]References
* H.M. Colvin, "A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600-1840" (1997) ISBN 0-300-07207-4
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.