William Newton (architect)
William Newton (1730–1798) was an English architect who worked mainly in Newcastle on Tyne and the North East of England.
He was the son of Robert Newton, a builder. He married Dorothy Bell and lived for 28 years at 1, Charlotte Square, Newcastle.[1]
His work includes:-
- The Infirmary, Newcastle 1751-2
- Capheaton Hall (North front) 1758
- St Anne's Church, Newcastle 1764
- Charlotte Square, Newcastle 1770
- Kielder Castle 1772
- Assembly Rooms, Newcastle 1774-6[2]
- The Chapel, Royal Naval College, Greenwich 1779 (interior redecoration),[3] with James "Athenian" Stuart
- Shawdon Hall 1779
- The Castle, Castle Eden c1775
- Backworth Hall 1780
- Acton House 1781
- Howick Hall 1782[4]
- Whitfield Hall 1785
- Hebburn Hall 1790
- Dissington Hall 1794
- Guildhall, Newcastle upon Tyne 1794, (refronting), with David Stephenson
- Hesleyside Hall (East front) 1796
- Woodford County high school original building, Highams Hall (1768)
References
- ↑ https://openplaques.org/plaques/9030
- ↑ https://www.assemblyrooms.co.uk/room-hire-newcastle/our-history/
- ↑ https://www.architecture.com/image-library/ribapix/image-information/poster/chapel-of-the-old-royal-naval-college-royal-naval-hospital-greenwich-london-sketch-details-for-carve/posterid/RIBA67753.html
- ↑ https://howickhallgardens.com/history-of-howick-hall-and-gardens/
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Article by Margaret Willis 2004
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