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Person
Surname
Taylor
Forenames
Robert
Pre Title
Sir
Epithet
architect
Dates
1714-1788
Gender Identity
Male
History
He was apprenticed as a sculptor to Sir Henry Cheere and continued in that trade until c.1750, when he became an architect instead. He enjoyed great success as an architect, mainly with newly wealthy clients. He was involved with a dozen punblis buildings, fifty country houses and a large number of town houses, gaining a reputation as an extremely hard worker. he was knighted in 1872.
Source
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online
Authorised Form of Name
Taylor; Robert (1714-1788); Sir; architect
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