Richard Carver
Richard Carver (1792–1862) was a prolific architect of churches and secular buildings in Somerset, England, first based in his home town of Bridgwater and from 1828 in Taunton. Possibly a pupil of Sir Jeffry Wyatville, he held the post of county surveyor, from which he retired in 1857 and died in Wilton, now part of Taunton, on 1 September 1862.
Richard Carver
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- architect.
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Richard Carver (1792–1862) was a prolific architect of churches and secular buildings in Somerset, England, first based in his home town of Bridgwater and from 1828 in Taunton. Possibly a pupil of Sir Jeffry Wyatville, he held the post of county surveyor, from which he retired in 1857 and died in Wilton, now part of Taunton, on 1 September 1862.
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• The Old Schoolhouse, Yarde. A school room and teacher's house dating from 1819. for Sir John Trevelyan of Nettlecombe Court. • Church of St Philip and St James, Burtle, 1838–9. • Christ Church, Coxley, 1838–9. • St John's Church, East Horrington, 1838. • St Peter and St Paul, Over Stowey. Restoration. * • Illustration — Holy Trinity Blackford Holy Trinity Church, Blackford, 1823. • Cannington: The Blessed Virgin Mary. Church repaired and altered in 1840. • Fitzhead: St James. Rebuilt 1849 from old materials. • Nether Stowey: The Blessed Virgin Mary.1852–1857 Church rebuilt and enlarged. • Stogursey: St Andrew. 1824 Restoration of the nave. • Fairfield House. Alterations, 1815. • HM Prison Shepton Mallet in the 1830s and 1840s. • Christ Church, Theale. Datestone of 1826. • Church of St Michael, Burrowbridge, 1836–8. • Maunsell House, North Petherton, additions and alterations 1827–8. • The Guildhall, Chard, 1835 • Church of the Holy Trinity, Taunton, 1842. • Church of St Philip and St James, Burtle, 1838–9. • Church of St James, Chedington, Dorset, 1840–1. • Church of St Paul, Easton, Somerset, 1843. * • Illustration — Willett Tower Willett House, Elworthy, circa 1816 and presumed design and construction of Willett Tower.
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- 1.Richard Carver - Church Heritage Record. Church of England Online Faculty System.
- 2.The Old Schoolhouse, Yarde - Exmoor's Past - the online Historic Environment Record. The Historic Environment Record for the National Park.
- 3.1344676. CHURCH OF ST PHILIP AND ST JAMES, Burtle.
- 4.1058602. CHRIST CHURCH, St. Cuthbert Out. 1987-01-29.
- 5.1178007. FORMER CHURCH OF ST JOHN EVANGELIST, St. Cuthbert Out. 1966-11-22.
- 6.Pevsner. The Buildings of England, South and West Somerset. Penguin. 269–270.
- 7.Fairfield House, Stogursey, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
- 8.The former tread-wheel house at HMP Shepton Mallet. 1417744.
- 9.City and Country. Public Consultation pages for 1610 The Old Shepton Mallet Gaol.
- 10.Christ Church, Theale, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
- 11.Church of St Michael, Burrowbridge, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
- 12.Maunsel House, North Petherton, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
- 13.Lewis, Samuel. A-C - Samuel Lewis - Google Books. 1848.
- 14.Church of the Holy Trinity, Taunton, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
- 15.Church of St Philip and St James, Burtle, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
- 16.St Jamess Church, Chedington, Dorset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk.
- 17.1295274.
- 18.1057561. WILLETT HOUSE, Elworthy.
- 19.1057562.
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