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William Porden

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48: 40: 105:. The riding school was in the "Indo-Saracenic" style, inspired by pictures of Indian buildings. The main building was a notable technical accomplishment for the time, being circular and domed, with a diameter of 24 metres (79 ft) and a height of 19 metres (62 ft). It survives and is now a concert hall called "The Dome". Also in 1804, he designed 251: 128:
In 1785, William and Mary Porden had twin daughters, Mary Hannah (who died at the age of two years) and Sarah Henrietta (who married Porden's assistant
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Porden was also a garden architect and furniture designer and he was involved in the development of housing on the Phillimore Estate in
214:. (based on the original by Tim Carder) (1st ed.). Brighton: Brighton & Hove Libraries. p. 327. 189:. (based on the original by Tim Carder) (1st ed.). Brighton: Brighton & Hove Libraries. p. 88. 129: 68: 241: 87: 246: 39: 133: 86:. More than twenty years later Porden was appointed to reconstruct the Grosvenors' country seat, 60: 82:
and determining the "fine" which an occupier had to pay when his lease fell in, and the revised
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In 1784, the year of his marriage to Mary Plowman, Porden was appointed estate surveyor by the
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From 1804 to 1808, he designed the stables, riding house and tennis court at the
83: 64: 158: 102: 28: 78:. This position involved assessing buildings on the Grosvenor Estate in 79: 20: 46: 38: 90:in Cheshire. This project was carried out in a 51:Eaton Hall, later remodelled and extended by 8: 43:Brighton Pavilion Riding School and Stables 136:(born in 1795), became the first wife of 163:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 149: 19:(c. 1755 – 1822) was a versatile 159:"Porden, William (bap. 1755, d. 1822)" 7: 252:Architects from Kingston upon Hull 14: 212:The New Encyclopaedia of Brighton 187:The New Encyclopaedia of Brighton 1: 268: 165:. Oxford University Press 157:Tyack, Geoffrey (2004). 175:(Subscription required) 69:Samuel Pepys Cockerell 56: 44: 210:Collis, Rose (2010). 185:Collis, Rose (2010). 113:, the Prince's wife. 50: 42: 63:, he trained under 55:, demolished c.1960 23:who worked for the 76:1st Earl Grosvenor 61:Kingston upon Hull 57: 45: 25:1st Earl Grosvenor 221:978-0-9564664-0-2 196:978-0-9564664-0-2 111:Maria Fitzherbert 99:Brighton Pavilion 53:Alfred Waterhouse 21:English architect 259: 226: 225: 207: 201: 200: 182: 176: 174: 172: 170: 154: 267: 266: 262: 261: 260: 258: 257: 256: 232: 231: 230: 229: 222: 209: 208: 204: 197: 184: 183: 179: 168: 166: 156: 155: 151: 146: 126: 103:Prince of Wales 37: 12: 11: 5: 265: 263: 255: 254: 249: 244: 234: 233: 228: 227: 220: 202: 195: 177: 148: 147: 145: 142: 125: 122: 92:Gothic revival 36: 33: 17:William Porden 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 264: 253: 250: 248: 245: 243: 240: 239: 237: 223: 217: 213: 206: 203: 198: 192: 188: 181: 178: 164: 160: 153: 150: 143: 141: 139: 138:John Franklin 135: 131: 123: 121: 119: 114: 112: 108: 104: 100: 95: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 72: 70: 66: 62: 54: 49: 41: 34: 32: 30: 29:Prince Regent 26: 22: 18: 242:1750s births 211: 205: 186: 180: 167:. Retrieved 162: 152: 127: 118:Holland Park 115: 107:Steine House 96: 73: 58: 16: 15: 247:1822 deaths 130:William Kay 84:ground rent 65:James Wyatt 236:Categories 144:References 120:, London. 88:Eaton Hall 169:10 August 101:for the 59:Born in 27:and the 134:Eleanor 94:style. 80:Mayfair 218:  193:  124:Family 216:ISBN 191:ISBN 171:2009 109:for 67:and 35:Life 238:: 161:. 71:. 31:. 224:. 199:. 173:.

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English architect
1st Earl Grosvenor
Prince Regent


Alfred Waterhouse
Kingston upon Hull
James Wyatt
Samuel Pepys Cockerell
1st Earl Grosvenor
Mayfair
ground rent
Eaton Hall
Gothic revival
Brighton Pavilion
Prince of Wales
Steine House
Maria Fitzherbert
Holland Park
William Kay
Eleanor
John Franklin
"Porden, William (bap. 1755, d. 1822)"
ISBN
978-0-9564664-0-2
ISBN
978-0-9564664-0-2
Categories
1750s births
1822 deaths

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