Architect and stage designer. Born near Smithfield. Never married. He studied architecture in Italy and brought the new Palladian designs to Britain. Became Surveyor of the King's Works, the king's architect. Designed the first planned square (Covent Garden) in London and introduced the terraced house.
He collaborated with Ben Jonson to produce a number of masques for the court of King Charles I, for which they received equal payments. This came to an end when they fell out over their competing claims to the invention of the masques. Died at Somerset House.
Do try and see some of his writing - his spelling is delightfully impulsive and bizarre.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Inigo Jones
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Carpenters' Hall - Inigo Jones
This memorial used to be in Puzzle Corner until walking guide Ian Swankie poi...
The Queen's Chapel
The Queen's Chapel, St. James's Palace Designed by Inigo Jones, the búilding ...
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Clifford Culpin
Son of architect Ewart Culpin.  Also designed Greenwich Town Hall.  RIBA vice-president.
1 memorial
Bridgwater Shepheard & Epstein
Architects. The history of the firm, now (2019) Shepheard Epstein Hunter, is given here. We had to check whether the Epstein in the firm, Gabriel Epstein, is related to Jacob, and it seems not.
1 memorial
John Young & Son
Architects active in 1862. Our picture is of John Young, 1797-1877, and the picture source says "Mr Young's eldest son, also called John Young, was to become a successful architect/surveyor in his ...
1 memorial
Sir Albert Richardson
Architect. Born London. Our picture shows him as 'professor' in 1956. Â Apart from post-war restorations his main work in London is Bracken House, the first post-war listed building.
3 memorials
Helen Stafford / Watters
Project architect t Islington Borough Council in the 1970s. Modelled for a replacement head on the frieze in Battishill Gardens.
1 memorial
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