Sir Robert Smirke
(1781-1867)
architect and Knight Bachelor (from 1832)
Died aged c. 86
Wikidata WikipediaSir Robert Smirke RA (1 October 1780 – 18 April 1867) was an English architect, one of the leaders of Greek Revival architecture, though he also used other architectural styles. As architect to the Board of Works, he designed several major public buildings, including the main block and façade of the British Museum. He was a pioneer of the use of concrete foundations.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
Sir Robert Smirke 1781-1867 architect lived here
81 Charlotte Street, Camden, W1, London, United Kingdom where they lived
Sir Robert Smirke 1781-1867 architect lived and died here
Montpellier House, Suffolk Square, Cheltenham, United Kingdom where they died (1867) and lived
Benjamin Gott. The rise of this pioneering Leeds Industrialist was meteoric. At the age of 30 he built the world's woollen mill. Vast in scale, its 1000 workers made superfine cloth, army cloth and blankets exported worldwide. Using his wealth to buy this estate, he had its grounds landscaped by Humphry Repton. The house whose remodelling in neo-Grecian style is attributed to Sir Robert Smirke, was filled with paintings, sculpture and books. 1762- 1840
Gotts Park Golf Club, Armley Ridge Road, Leeds, United Kingdom where they designed