William Porden
William Porden (c. 1755 – 1822) was a versatile English architect who worked for the 1st Earl Grosvenor and the Prince Regent.
Life
Born in Kingston upon Hull,[1] he trained under James Wyatt and Samuel Pepys Cockerell.
In 1784, the year of his marriage to Mary Plowman, Porden was appointed estate surveyor by the
From 1804 to 1808, he designed the stables, riding house and tennis court at the
Porden was also a garden architect and furniture designer and he was involved in the development of housing on the Phillimore Estate in Holland Park, London.
Family
In 1785, William and Mary Porden had twin daughters, Mary Hannah (who died at the age of two years) and Sarah Henrietta (who married Porden's assistant William Kay). A son, William, born in 1793, also died at the age of two. The youngest child, the poet Eleanor (born in 1795), became the first wife of John Franklin, Arctic explorer and later Governor of Tasmania, but she died before reaching thirty.
References
- ^ Tyack, Geoffrey (2004). "Porden, William (bap. 1755, d. 1822)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 10 August 2009. (Subscription required)
- ISBN 978-0-9564664-0-2.
- ISBN 978-0-9564664-0-2.