Richard Carver (architect)
Richard Carver (1792-1862) was a prolific architect of churches and secular buildings in Somerset, England, first based in his home town of Bridgwater and from 1828 in Taunton.[1] Possibly a pupil of Sir Jeffry Wyatville he held the post of County Surveyor, from which he retired in 1857 and died at Wilton, now part of Taunton, on 1 September 1862.[2]
Known buildings and restoration works
- The Old Schoolhouse, Yarde. A school room and teacher's house dating from 1819. for Sir John Trevelyan of Nettlecombe Court.[2]
- Church of St Philip and St James, Burtle, 1838-9.[3]
- St Peter and St Paul, Over Stowey. Restoration.[4]
- Blackford: Holy Trinity. Church built 1823.[1]
Holy Trinity Blackford - Cannington: The Blessed Virgin Mary. Church repaired and altered in 1840.[1]
- Fitzhead: St James. Rebuilt 1849 from old materials.[1]
- Nether Stowey: The Blessed Virgin Mary .1852-1857 Church rebuilt and enlarged.[1]
- Stogursey: St Andrew. 1824 Restoration of the nave.[1]
- Fairfield House. Alterations, 1815.[5]
- HM Prison Shepton Mallet in the 1830s and 1840s.[6][7]
- Christ Church, Theale, Wedmore. Datestone of 1826.[8]
- Church of St Michael, Burrowbridge, 1836-8.[9]
- Maunsell House, North Petherton, additions and alterations 1827-8.[10]
- The Guildhall, Chard, 1835[11]
- Church of the Holy Trinity, Taunton, 1842.[12]
- Church of St Philip and St James, Burtle, 1838-9.[13]
- Church of St James, Chedington, Dorset, 1840-1.[14]
- Willett House, Elworthy, circa 1816 and presumed design and construction of Willett Tower.[15][16]
Willett Tower
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Richard Carver - Church Heritage Record". Church of England Online Faculty System.
- 1 2 "The Old Schoolhouse, Yarde - Exmoor's Past - the online Historic Environment Record". The Historic Environment Record for the National Park.
- ↑ England, Historic. "CHURCH OF ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, Burtle - 1344676| Historic England". www.historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ Pevsner. The Buildings of England, South and West Somerset. Penguin. pp. 269–270.
- ↑ "Fairfield House, Stogursey, Somerset". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-06-11.
- ↑ "The former tread-wheel house at HMP Shepton Mallet". National Heritage List for England. Historic England. Archived from the original on 8 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ "Public Consultation pages for 1610 The Old Shepton Mallet Gaol". City and Country. Archived from the original on 25 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ↑ "Christ Church, Theale, Somerset". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ "Church of St Michael, Burrowbridge, Somerset". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ "Maunsel House, North Petherton, Somerset". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ "A-C - Samuel Lewis - Google Books". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- ↑ "Church of the Holy Trinity, Taunton, Somerset". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ "Church of St Philip and St James, Burtle, Somerset". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ "St Jamess Church, Chedington, Dorset". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ↑ England, Historic. "WILLETT HOUSE, Elworthy - 1057561| Historic England". www.historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
- ↑ "Detailed Record". www.imagesofengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2018-07-06.
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