Henry Hakewill (4 October 1771 – 13 March 1830) was an English architect.
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.jpg) Henry Hakewill, c. 1795 | |
| Born | October 4, 1771 |
| Died | March 13, 1830 |
| Education | Royal Academy |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Anne Sarah (married 1804–1830) |
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Early life
editHenry Hakewill was born on 4 October 1771 to English painter and decorator John Hakewill and Anna Maria Cook.[1]
Hakewill was a pupil of John Yenn RA, and also studied at the Royal Academy, where in 1790 he was awarded a silver medal for a drawing of an aspect of Somerset House.[2]
Career
editHakewill began work on a country mansion and eventually had a large and flourishing practice, mostly concerned with country houses. In 1809, he was appointed architect to Rugby School, where the gothic buildings and chapel are his designs.[1] He also did work for the Radcliffe trustees at Oxford and the Middle Temple.
Hakewill designed two notable Greek Revival buildings. Coed Coch, Dolwen, Denbighshire, Wales, a country house with a diagonally-placed portico (now demolished) and stair, was completed in 1804. St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London was built in 1824–7. (It was rebuilt after a fire in 1987.)
Personal life
editOn 14 November 1804 Hakewill was married to Anne Sarah Frith, daughter of Rev. Edward Frith of North Cray, Kent. They had seven children including:
- John Henry Hakewill (1810–1880), architect[3]
- Edward Charles Hakewill (1816–1872), architect[4]
Publications
edit- An account of the Roman villa discovered at Northleigh Oxfordshire in the years 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816. 1823.
References
edit- ^ a b "Hakewill, Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Cynthia, Brown (1989). "The Hakewills – Credit where credit is due: The need for caution" (PDF). Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Vol. 37. pp. 45–54.
- ^ "Hakewill, John Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016.
- ^ "Hakewill, Edward Charles". Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016.
External links
editMedia related to Henry Hakewill at Wikimedia Commons
