Thomas Henry Wyatt

Thomas Henry Wyatt
Thomas Henry Wyatt by George Landseer[1]
Born	9 May 1807(1807-05-09) Roscommon
Died	5 August 1880(1880-08-05) (aged 73) London
Nationality	British
Awards	Royal Gold Medal (1873)

Thomas Henry Wyatt (9 May 1807 – 5 August 1880) was an Irish British architect.^[2] He had a prolific and distinguished career, being elected President of the Royal Institute of British Architects 1870-73^[3] and awarded their Royal Gold Medal for Architecture in 1873.^[4] 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, the better known Matthew Digby Wyatt.

Contents 1 Personal and family life 2 Career 2.1 Training 2.2 Practice 2.3 Positions 3 Architectural works 3.1 Wiltshire 3.1.1 Churches 3.1.2 Houses 3.1.3 Public 3.1.4 Other 3.2 Monmouthshire 3.2.1 The Hendre 3.2.2 Llantarnam Abbey 3.2.3 Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Monmouth 3.2.4 Usk Sessions House 3.2.5 Other 3.3 London 3.3.1 Knightsbridge Barracks 3.3.2 Other 3.4 Somerset 3.5 Cambridgeshire 3.6 Lancashire including Liverpool 3.7 Glamorgan and rest of Wales 3.8 Herefordshire 3.9 Hampshire 3.10 Gloucestershire 3.11 Elsewhere 4 Bibliography 5 See also 6 References 7 External links

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). She was the second daughter of his uncle Arthur who was agent to the Duke of Beaufort. This considated hos practice in Wales.^[5]

He lived at and practised from 77 Great Russell Street. He died there on 5 August 1880 leaving an estate of £30,000. He is buried at Weston Patrick.

The Wyatts had been a significant architectural dynasty across the eighteenth and nineteenth century.

Career

Training

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.

Practice

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 Denbeigh, and Sidney Herbert and David Brandon joined him as 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 Institute of Civil Engineers
• Athenaum
• Governesses Benevolent Association
• Middlesex Hospital
• Lunacy Commissioners
• Incorporated Church building Society
• Salisbury Diocese

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 a large amount of 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

Wiltshire

This is a selective list of some of Wyatt's major works with some links to relevant information

Churches

Churches

Date	Name	Location	Notes
1836-38	Christchurch	Shaw	now demolished
1839-40	Christ Church	Derry Hill
1843	St. Mary	Codford St Mary
1843	St. Mary and St. Nicholas	Wilton	Wiltshire churches entry
1843		Crockerton
1843	Christ Church	Worton	with Brandon
1844	Holy Trinity	Dilton Marsh
1844	St. John Baptist	Horningsham	with Brandon, body of church
1841+	St. Andrew	Newton Tony	with Brandon
1845	All Saints	Woodford
1845	St Mary	Chittoe
1845	St Alfred the Great	Monkton Deverill	older tower
1846	St. John Evangelist	West Ashton
1847	All Saints	Westbury	alterations, west window
1840-50	St. Nicholas	Cholderton	with Brandon
1851	Christchurch	Cadley
1851	All Saints	Charlton near Nunton
1852	St. Michael	Hilperton
1854	All Saints	West Harnham
1854	All Saints	Burbage	south aisle 1876
1854-55	St. Andrew	Nunton
1855	St. Mary	Shrewton
1851-53	St. Paul	Salisbury
1856	St. Andrew	Littleton Drew
1858	St. Andrew	Laverstock
1860-61	St. John	Bemerton	Built for the Pembrokes of Wilton
1860	St Mary	Boyton	Restoration
1850-61	St. Mary Magdalene	Woodborough	rebuilding
1861	St Katherine	Savernake Forest
1862	All Saints	Sutton Mandeville
1862	St. Andrew	South Newton
1862	St. Nicholas	North Bradley
1862-63	SS. Peter & Paul	Marlborough
1863	All Saints	Chitterne
1863-64	St. Giles	Wishford
1864	St. Nicholas	Little Langford
1866	All Saints	Winterslow
1866	St. Mary	Alvediston
1866	Holy Trinity	Fonthill Gifford
1867-68	St. Michael	Winterbourne Earls
1868	St. Michael	Little Bedwyn	Vestry and restoration
1871	Christchurch	Warminster
1875	St. Mary	Upavon
1875	St. Leonard	Semley
1878	St. John Baptist	Hindon
1879	All Saints	Bishop's Fonthill

Houses

Houses

Date	Name	Location	Notes
1848	Rectory, St. Mary	Broughton Gifford
1856	Orchardleigh Estate	Nr Frome, Somerset

Public

Public

Date	Name	Location	Notes
1835	Assize Courts	Devizes
1851	Roundway Hospital	Devizes

Other

Date	Name	Location	Notes

Monmouthshire

The Hendre

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

Llantarnam Abbey

Llantarnam Abbey was Wyatt's first (?) Monmouthshire house (1834-5) for Reginald Blewitt. Large mansion in the Elizabethan style, built on a dissolution site. Once again an abbey, in possession of the Sisters' of St. Joseph.

Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Monmouth

The Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Monmouth was renovated by Wyatt.^[6]

Usk Sessions House

The Usk Sessions House was built in 1874 Local information and pictures

Other

Churches	Houses	Public Buildings	Other
1835/6 St. Paul, 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 St Cadoc's Raglan	1838 Llandogo Priory [1] 1858?? Cefntilla Llandenny	1869 National School Goetre	1877 Club, Monmouth

London

Knightsbridge Barracks

The Knightsbridge Barracks were built in 1878/9 Knightsbridge Barracks, London

Other

Churches	Houses	Public Buildings	Other
1863 Garrison Church, Woolwich. 1840/1 St. Andrew, Bethnal Green 1846/7 St. Matthias Bethnal Green 1850 Holy Trinity, Haverstock Hill, London	1845 25/26, Kensington Palace Gardens 1870 Mansion, Park Lane 1871/3 Mansion Berkeley Street	1879 Consumption Hospital, Brompton	1858 Adelphi Theatre

Somerset

Churches	Houses	Public Buildings	Other
1846 St. James, East Cranmore	1855 Orchardleigh Estate 1858 Sutton Court, Stowey		1878 North Perrott 1862-1864 Cranmore Tower, Cranmore, Somerset

Cambridgeshire

Churches	Houses	Public Buildings	Other
1872 St. John, March 1872 St. Mary-in-the-Fen 1872 St. Peter, Wimblington		1842 Assize Courts, Cambridge

Lancashire including Liverpool

Churches	Houses	Public Buildings	Other
1875 St. Michael, Dalton		1867 Exchange, Liverpool

Glamorgan and rest of Wales

Churches	Houses	Public Buildings	Other
1838 Glyntaff, Newbridge 1851/2 ???? Merthyr Tydfil 1855/6 Glanogwen, Llanllechid, Caernarfonshire	Hensol Castle

Herefordshire

Churches	Houses	Public Buildings	Other
1877 St. Andrew, Bredenbury	1873 Bredenbury Court, Hereford

Hampshire

Churches	Houses	Public Buildings	Other
1849 St. Thomas, Woolton Hill 1868 St. Lawrence, Weston Patrick 1869 St. Leonard, Oakley 1875 St. Matthew, Otterbourne	1869 Brockenhurst House	1873 Hall, Winchester Castle

Gloucestershire

Churches	Houses	Public Buildings	Other
1853 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 Didmarton	1838/51 Badminton House minor alterations 1876 Lypiatt Park additions Estcourt Park billard room "demolished'

Elsewhere

Churches	Houses	Public Buildings	Other
1843/4 St. George, New Wolverton, Buckinghamshire 1845 St. Andrew, Greensted, Essex alterations 1847/9 St. Peter, Stanton Lacy, Shropshire 1851/2 St. Michael, Brynford, Flintshire 1867 St Bartholomew's Church, Dublin 1876 Holy Trinity, Martin, Linc. 1878 St. Mary, Stalbridge, Dorset, complete restoration	1841+ Westerdale Hall, Yorks. 1860 Carlett Park, Cheshire 1873 Palmela Manor House, 1873 (thought to be his), Cascais (Lisbon), Portugal.	1822 Bridge over the River Windrush, Witney, Oxon[7] 1850/3 St. Johns Hospital, Bucks

Bibliography

• The Wyatts, an Architectural Dynasty J M Robinson ISBN 0198173407

See also

• Wyatts, an architectural dynasty

References

External links

Persondata
Name	Wyatt, Thomas Henry
Alternative names
Short description	Irish-British architect
Date of birth	9 May 1807
Place of birth	Roscommon
Date of death	5 August 1880
Place of death	London