William Wilson (architect)

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Sir William Wilson (1641 – 3 June 1710) was an

sculptor
.

Biography

Early life

Born in 1641 in Leicester, he was the son of a baker.[1] In his early life, it is believed that he served an apprenticeship with a statuary mason.[2] It is also claimed that he studied under Sir Christopher Wren at the University of Oxford where he learned to become an architect. He moved to work in Sutton Coldfield in the historic county of Warwickshire after studying.

His first work was

William, Duke of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.[2]

Career, knighthood, and marriage

In 1677, Jane Pudsey commissioned him to create a monument to her dead husband. When completed, it was placed in Sutton Coldfield Church.

knighthood for him in 1681, and shortly after, married him.[2] The gatehouse at 14 Lichfield Road, next to Moat House, has been attributed to William Wilson and was built around 1680.[7]

In 1693, Wilson was commissioned to design and build Sir John Moore's Grammar School in

Crown Commissioners for the reconstruction of St. Mary's Church in Warwick, which had been destroyed by fire in 1694.[2]

Final years

One of Wilson's last major works was Four Oaks Hall in the

Four Oaks area of Sutton Coldfield. Jane Pudsey's daughter, Elizabeth Pudsey, married an Irishman named Lord Ffolliot. Lord Ffolliot asked William Wilson to design the hall in the late 17th century. The hall was demolished in 1898.[5]

In

King Edward VI.[8]

He died on 3 June 1710, after his wife had died.[1] He requested that he be buried in the Pudsey vault, alongside his wife, however, this caused controversy and, as a result, he bought a plot of land adjacent to the vault for his burial place.[5] After his death, the church built a vestry over his grave so that his grave was inside the church.[1]

References

  1. ^
    Sylvanus Urban
    , 1832, F. Jefferies
  2. ^
    ISBN 0853238472
    )
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-948025-11-5
    )
  4. ISBN 0-88053-054-5
    )
  5. ^
    ISBN 0-9502636-7-2
    )
  6. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1343333)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  7. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1075797)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
  8. ^ A Concise Description of the Endowed Grammar Schools in England and Wales, Nicholas Carlisle, 1818, Baldwin, Cradock and Joy
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