Thomas Henry Wyatt

Thomas Henry Wyatt (9 May 1807 – 5 August 1880) was an Anglo-Irish architect. He had a prolific and distinguished career, being elected president of the Royal Institute of British Architects for 1870–1873APSD entry and being awarded its Royal Gold Medal for Architecture in 1873.List provided by RIBA His reputation during his lifetime was largely as a safe establishment figure, and critical assessment has been less favourable more recently, particularly in comparison with his younger brother, Matthew Digby Wyatt. __TOC__

Personal and family life

Wyatt was born at Lough-Glin House, County Roscommon. His father was Matthew Wyatt (1773–1831), a barrister and police magistrate for Roscommon and Lambeth. Wyatt is presumed to have moved to Lambeth with his father in 1825, and then initially embarked on a career as a merchant sailing to the Mediterranean, particularly Malta.

He married his first cousin Arabella Montagu Wyatt (1807–1875), the second daughter of his uncle Arthur who was an agent to the Duke of Beaufort. This consolidated Wyatt's practice in Wales.

He lived at and practised from 77 Great Russell Street. He died there on 5 August 1880, and is buried at St Lawrence's Church, Weston Patrick, Hampshire.

The Wyatts were a significant architectural dynasty during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

Career Wyatt's early training was in the office of Philip Hardwick where he worked until 1832, and was involved in work on Goldsmiths Hall, Euston station and the warehouses at St Katharine Docks. He began practice on his own account in 1832 when he was appointed District Surveyor for Hackney (a post he held until 1861). By 1838 he had acquired substantial patronage from the Duke of Beaufort, the Earl of Denbigh and Sidney Herbert, and David Brandon joined him as a partner. This partnership lasted until 1851. Wyatt's son Matthew (1840–1892) became his father's partner in 1860.

Positions Wyatt was appointed as consulting or honorary architect to a number of bodies, including: the Institution of Civil Engineers The Athenaeum Governesses Benevolent Association Middlesex Hospital Lunacy Commissioners Incorporated Church Building Society Diocese of Salisbury

Architectural works

Wyatt worked in many styles, ranging from the Italianate of Wilton through to the Gothic of many of his churches. His practice was extensive, with much work in Wiltshire, largely as a result of his official position and the patronage of the Herbert family; and in Monmouthshire, through the Beaufort connection.

Many of his over 400 buildings have since been demolished.

Wiltshire Wyatt secured much work in Wiltshire, including the building of 20 churches, after offering his services at no cost to the Salisbury Diocesan Church Building Association in 1836. Julian Orbach considers the large new church at Wilton – "on a heroic scale" – to have made Wyatt's reputation.

Below is a selective list of some of Wyatt's major works.

Churches DateName Location Notes1836–38ChristchurchShaw since rebuilt1839–40Christ ChurchDerry Hillwith Brandon1843St MaryCodford St Mary1843 St Mary and St Nicholas Wilton1843Holy TrinityCrockerton1843Christ ChurchWortonwith Brandon1844Holy TrinityDilton Marsh1844St John the BaptistHorningshamwith Brandon, body of church1844St AndrewNewton Tonywith Brandon1845All SaintsWoodford1845St MaryChittoe1845St MichaelMelksham1845St Alfred the GreatMonkton Deverillolder tower1846St John the EvangelistWest Ashton1847All SaintsWestburyalterations, west window1840–50St NicholasCholdertonwith Brandon1849–50St Martin Salisburywith Brandon, restoration 1851ChristchurchCadley, Savernake1851All SaintsCharlton-All-Saints1851–53St PaulFisherton Anger, Salisbury1852 St MichaelHilperton1853St MaryMaddington1854All SaintsWest Harnham1854All SaintsBurbagesouth aisle 18761854–55St AndrewNunton1855St MaryShrewton1851–53St Paul'sSalisbury1856St AndrewLittleton Drew1857St NicholasBerwick Bassett1858St AndrewLaverstock1858Holy TrinityStourpaine1860–61 St JohnBemertonbuilt for the Pembrokes of Wilton1860St MaryBoytonrestoration1850–61St Mary MagdaleneWoodboroughrebuilding1861St KatherineSavernake Forest1862All SaintsSutton Mandeville1862St AndrewSouth Newton1862St NicholasNorth Bradley1862–63SS Peter & PaulMarlborough1863All SaintsChitterne1863–64St GilesWishford1864St NicholasLittle Langford1866All SaintsWinterslow1866St MaryAlvediston1866Holy TrinityFonthill Gifford1867–68St MichaelWinterbourne Earls1868St MichaelLittle Bedwynvestry and restoration1871Christ ChurchWarminster1875St MaryUpavon1875St LeonardSemley1878St John the BaptistHindon1879All SaintsFonthill Bishop

Houses DateName Location Notes 1848 Rectory, St. MaryBroughton Gifford

Public buildings DateName Location Notes1835Assize CourtsDevizes1851Roundway HospitalDevizes1878The Bleeck Memorial HallWarminsterWarminster Athenaeum

Monmouthshire The Hendre was built in 1837/9 near Monmouth for the Rolls family.

Llantarnam Abbey was built in 1834/1835 for Reginald Blewitt: a large mansion in the Elizabethan style, built on a dissolution site. Once again an abbey, in possession of the Sisters of St. Joseph.

The Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Monmouth was renovated by Wyatt.

Usk Sessions House was built in 1875–1877.

Other works: ChurchesHousesPublic BuildingsOther 1835/6 St Paul's Church, Newport 1842 Holy Trinity, Abergavenny 1842/43 St Mary, Llanfair Gilcoed 1845/6 St Peter Goetre 1846 St Dingat Dingestow 1848/9 St Michael Glascoed 1847/48 St Catherine Govilon 1867/8 Church of St Cadoc, Raglan, Monmouthshire1838 Malpas Court, Newport 1838 Llandogo Priory 1858?? Cefntilla Court, Llandenny1869 National School Goetre1877 Club, Monmouth

London

Knightsbridge Barracks The Knightsbridge Barracks were built in 1878/9.

Other ChurchesHousesPublic BuildingsOther1840/1 St Andrew, Bethnal Green 1846/7 St Matthias Bethnal Green 1850 Holy Trinity, Haverstock Hill 1863 St George's Garrison Church, Woolwich1845 25/26, Kensington Palace Gardens 1870 Mansion, Park Lane 1871/3 Mansion Berkeley Street1879 Consumption Hospital, Brompton1841–48 City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery 1858 Adelphi Theatre

Somerset ChurchesHousesPublic BuildingsOther1846 St James, East Cranmore1855–6 Orchardleigh House, Nr Frome 1858 Sutton Court, Stowey 1877 North Perrott Manor House1878 North Perrott 1862–1864 Cranmore Tower, Cranmore

Cambridgeshire ChurchesHousesPublic BuildingsOther1872 St John, March 1880 St Peter, March 1872 St. Mary-in-the-Fen, Westry 1872 St. Peter, Wimblington1842 Assize Courts, Cambridge

Lancashire including Liverpool ChurchesHousesPublic BuildingsOther1875 St Michael, Dalton1864–67 New Liverpool Exchange (rebuilt 1939)

Glamorgan and rest of Wales ChurchesHousesPublic BuildingsOther1838 St Mary's Church, Glyntaff 1851/2 Merthyr Tydfil 1855/6 Glanogwen, Llanllechid, Caernarfonshire Hensol Castle Nantlys, Tremeirchion

Herefordshire

Churches Houses Public Buildings Other1877 St Andrew, Bredenbury1873 Bredenbury Court, Hereford

Hampshire Churches Houses Public Buildings Other1849 St Thomas, Woolton Hill 1868 St Lawrence, Weston Patrick 1869 St Leonard, Oakley 1875 St Matthew, Otterbourne1869 Brockenhurst House1868 Town Hall, Ringwood 1873 Hall, Winchester Castle

Gloucestershire Churches Houses Public Buildings Other1853 St Mary, Acton Turville 1855 St Peter, Pilning, South Gloucestershire 1850 St John the Baptist Old Sodbury 1853 St Mary Magdalene Tormarton S porch 1855 St Johns West Littleton 1841/70 Holy Trinity Long Newnton 1864/65 St John the Baptist Shipton Moyne 1872 St Michael Didmarton1838/51 Badminton House minor alterations 1876 Lypiatt Park additions Estcourt Park billiard room (demolished)

Elsewhere Churches Houses Public Buildings Other1843/4 St George, New Wolverton, Buckinghamshire 1845 St. Andrew, Greensted, Essex alterations 1847/9 St Peter, Stanton Lacy, Shropshire 1849 St. Mary's Church, Atherstone, Warwickshire, restoration 1851/2 St Michael, Brynford, Flintshire 1865 St Michael and All Angels Church, Abbeyleix 1867 St Bartholomew's Church, Dublin 1867 St Margaret's Church, Horsmonden, Kent: restoration 1872 Jedburgh Old Parish Church 1876 Holy Trinity, Martin, Lincolnshire 1876/77 St Luke's Church, West Orchard, Dorset 1877 Holy Cross, Swainby, North Riding of Yorkshire 1878 St Mary, Stalbridge, Dorset, complete restoration1841+ Westerdale Hall, Yorks 1860 Carlett Park, Cheshire 1874 Jedburgh Old Parish Church Manse 1873 Palmela "Conceição Velha" House, Cascais (Lisbon), Portugal 1875 Barcote Manor, Buckland, Berkshire 1876–79 Newnham Paddox House, Warwickshire 1822 Bridge over the River Windrush, Witney, OxonPevsner & Sherwood, The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974, p. 847 1850/3 St Johns Hospital, Buckinghamshire

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