| Henry Hakewill | |
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.jpg) Henry Hakewill, c. 1795 | |
| Born | (1771-10-04)October 4, 1771 |
| Died | (1830-03-13)March 13, 1830 |
| Education | Royal Academy |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse | Anne Sarah (married 1804–1830) |
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Henry Hakewill (4 October 1771 – 13 March 1830) was an English architect.
Early life
Henry Hakewill was born on 4 October 1771 to English painter and decorator John Hakewill and Anna Maria Cook.
Hakewill was a pupil of John Yenn RA, and also studied at the Royal Academy, where in 1790 he was awarded a silver medal for a drawing of an aspect of Somerset House.
Career
Hakewill began work on a country mansion and eventually had a large and flourishing practice, mostly concerned with country houses. In 1809, he was appointed architect to Rugby School, where the gothic buildings and chapel are his designs. He also did work for the Radcliffe trustees at Oxford and the Middle Temple.
Hakewill designed two notable Greek Revival buildings. Coed Coch, Dolwen, Denbighshire, Wales, a country house with a diagonally-placed portico (now demolished) and stair, was completed in 1804. St Peter's Church, Eaton Square, London was built in 1824–7. (It was rebuilt after a fire in 1987.)
Personal life
On 14 November 1804, Hakewill was married to Anne Sarah Frith, daughter of Rev. Edward Frith of North Cray, Kent. They had seven children including:
- John Henry Hakewill (1810–1880), architect
- Edward Charles Hakewill (1816–1872), architect
Publications
- An account of the Roman villa discovered at Northleigh Oxfordshire in the years 1813, 1814, 1815, 1816. 1823.
References
- ^ "Hakewill, Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Cynthia, Brown (1989). "The Hakewills – Credit where credit is due: The need for caution" (PDF). Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and History. Vol. 37. pp. 45–54.
- "Hakewill, John Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016.
- "Hakewill, Edward Charles". Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016.
External links
Media related to Henry Hakewill at Wikimedia Commons