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'''Thomas Cundy senior''' (1765 |
'''Thomas Cundy senior''' (1765 – [[28 December]] [[1825]]) was born in Restowrick, [[St Dennis, Cornwall|St Dennis]], [[Cornwall]]. He trained as an architect in [[Plymouth]] before starting in practice in [[Pimlico]], [[London]]. In 1821 he was appointed surveyor to the [[Grosvenor family]]'s London estates and was involved in the initial stages of the development of [[Belgravia]] and [[Bloomsbury]]. He also designed a number of [[country house]]s in a [[picturesque]] Gothic style. He had three sons, [[Thomas Cundy (junior)|Thomas junior]]; James (1793–1826), a [[masonry|mason]]; Joseph (1795–1875) an architect and builder. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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* [[Howard Colvin|H.M. Colvin]], ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, |
* [[Howard Colvin|H.M. Colvin]], ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840'' (1997) ISBN 0-300-07207-4 |
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* L. H. Cust, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6908 ‘Cundy, Thomas, the elder (1765–1825)’], rev. Annette Peach, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 3 Jan 2008 |
* L. H. Cust, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/6908 ‘Cundy, Thomas, the elder (1765–1825)’], rev. Annette Peach, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 3 Jan 2008 |
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Revision as of 05:34, 15 November 2009
Thomas Cundy senior (1765 – 28 December 1825) was born in Restowrick, St Dennis, Cornwall. He trained as an architect in Plymouth before starting in practice in Pimlico, London. In 1821 he was appointed surveyor to the Grosvenor family's London estates and was involved in the initial stages of the development of Belgravia and Bloomsbury. He also designed a number of country houses in a picturesque Gothic style. He had three sons, Thomas junior; James (1793–1826), a mason; Joseph (1795–1875) an architect and builder.
References
- H.M. Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600–1840 (1997) ISBN 0-300-07207-4
- L. H. Cust, ‘Cundy, Thomas, the elder (1765–1825)’, rev. Annette Peach, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 3 Jan 2008
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