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Samuel Lipscomb Seckham

Illustration — The main crescent of Park Town, Oxford, built in 1853–54 to designs by Seckham. • Illustration — The main house at Bletchley Park. The estate was bought in 1877 and later developed by Seckham. Samuel Lipscomb Seckham (Oxford 25 October 1827 – 4 February 1901) was an English Victorian architect, developer, magistrate and brewer.

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Samuel Lipscomb Seckham

The main crescent in Park Town, Oxford, England, by Jonathan Bowen. There are communal gardens in the centre of the crescent and a Victorian Penfold-type pillar-box at the western end.

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Born
1827
Died
1901
Occupation
architect · judge

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Illustration — The main crescent of Park Town, Oxford, built in 1853–54 to designs by Seckham. • Illustration — The main house at Bletchley Park. The estate was bought in 1877 and later developed by Seckham. Samuel Lipscomb Seckham (Oxford 25 October 1827 – 4 February 1901) was an English Victorian architect, developer, magistrate and brewer.

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