List of works by John Vanbrugh

John Vanbrugh created many disparate works, and this is a list of many of the notable ones.

1. Castle Howard, c. 1699^[1] (west wing designed by Sir Thomas Robinson only completed in early 19th century).
2. The architect's own house in Whitehall, 1700–1701, known as "Goose-Pie House", demolished 1898.^[2]
3. The Orangery, Kensington Palace, 1704: probably a modification by Vanbrugh to a design by Hawksmoor.^[3]
4. Haymarket Theatre, 1704–05,^[4] has been completely rebuilt since and is now known as His Majesty's.^[5]
5. Blenheim Palace, 1705–1722,^[6] stable court never completed.
6. Grand Bridge, Blenheim, 1708–1722.^[7]
7. Kimbolton Castle, 1708–1719,^[8] remodelled the building.
8. Demolished part of
   Audley End and designed new Grand Staircase, 1708.^[9]
9. Claremont House, 1708,^[10] then known as Chargate (rebuilt to the designs of Henry Holland in the 18th century).
10. Kings Weston House, 1710–1714.^[11]
11. Grimsthorpe Castle, 1715–1730, only the north side of the courtyard was rebuilt.^[12]
12. Eastbury Park, 1713–1738, completed by Roger Morris who amended Vanbrugh's design (demolished except for Kitchen Wing).^[13]
13. Cholmondeley Castle 1713 Vanbrugh prepared a design to rebuild the house, but it is believed not to have been executed^[14]
14. Great Obelisk, Castle Howard 1714^[15]
15. Morpeth Town Hall, 1714. (Front renewed and back replaced in 1869–70.)^[16]
16. The Belvedere, Claremont Landscape Garden, 1715.^[17]
17. Vanbrugh Castle, 1718–19, the architect's own house in Greenwich.^[18] Additionally, houses for other members of Vanbrugh's family (none of which survived beyond 1910).^[19]
18. Stowe, Buckinghamshire, c.1719, added north portico, also several temples and follies in the gardens (the surviving follies are: the Wolfe Obelisk (c.1720), relocated 1759; the Rotunda (1720–21) dome altered; the Lake Pavilions (c.1719) altered^[20]) up until his death.^[21]
19. The Temple,^[22] Eastbury Park (early 1720s) demolished
20. Robin Hood's Well,^[23] Yorkshire C.1720
21. Seaton Delaval Hall, 1720–1728.^[24]
22. Lumley Castle, 1722, remodelling work.^[25]
23. Pyramid Gate, Castle Howard 1723^[26]
24. Walled Kitchen Garden,^[27] Claremont (c.1723)
25. Newcastle Pew, St George's Church, Esher, 1724.^[28]
26. The Bagnio (water pavilion),^[29] Eastbury Park (1725) demolished
27. Temple of the Four Winds, Castle Howard, 1725–1728.^[30]

Attributed works include:

1. Completion of State rooms, Hampton Court Palace, 1716–1718.^[31]
2. Ordnance Board Building, Woolwich, 1716–1720.^[32]
3. Chatham Dockyard Great Store House 1717, now demolished, Vanburgh or Hawksmoor were possibly involved in the design^[33]
4. Berwick Barracks, 1717–1721.^{[note 1]}
5. The Brewhouse,^[34] Kings Weston House (c.1718)
6. Chatham Dockyard Main gate 1720, is possibly by Vanburgh or Hawksmoor^[33]
7. Loggia, Kings Weston House (c.1722)^[35]

Gallery of architectural work

Notes and references