Henry Emlyn
Henry Emlyn (Born in 1729 – Died in 1815) was an English architect.
Emlyn resided at Windsor. He published A Proposition for a new Order in Architecture, with rules for drawing the several parts, fol. London, 1781 (2nd and 3rd editions, 1784); this consisted ‘of a shaft that at one-third of its height divided itself into two, the capitals having oak leaves for foliage, with the star of the order of the garter between the volutes.’ He introduced this order (the point of division being covered by an escutcheon, and the foliage being replaced by ostrich plumes) in the tetra-style portico at Beaumont Lodge, near Windsor, erected, except part of the west wing, by him for Henry Griffiths about 1785, and in the porch of his own house. George III confided to him some alterations in St. George's Chapel, Windsor, which were executed (1787–90) entirely after his designs, and preserved a due harmony with the original work. The restoration included ‘the screen to the choir, executed in Coade stone, with the organ case, the altar, and the king's and additional stalls.’ Emlyn was elected F.S.A. 25 June 1795.
He died at Windsor 10 December 1815, in his 87th year, and was buried on the 19th in St. George's Chapel. A tablet was erected to his memory in the Bray chantry.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Emlyn, Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.