George John Vulliamy
sturgeon lamp posts
are a distinctive feature of the Thames Embankment.George John Vulliamy (19 May 1817 – 1886) was a British architect who designed some buildings in Victoria Street London, several fire-brigade stations, the pedestal and sphinxes for
dolphin lamp posts
") that line the embankment.
Biography
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He was the second son of
Royal Archæological Institute in December 1848, and acted as secretary for some time. He exhibited objects of interest at the meetings of the institute on several occasions.[2]
On 15 March 1861 he was elected superintending architect to the
Stone-next-Dartford.[3]
He was a cousin of the art potter Blanche Georgiana Vulliamy.[4]
See also
Notes
- ^ Five historic Middle Eastern treasures to check out in London, 18 January 2022, Middle East Eye
- ^ Porter 1899, pp. 396, 397.
- ^ Porter 1899, p. 397.
- doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/28357. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
References
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Porter, Bertha (1899). "Vulliamy, Benjamin Lewis". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 58. London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 396, 397.
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