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Samuel Ware

Illustration — Burlington Arcade, London, 2015 Samuel Ware (1781–1860) was a British architect, who worked for the sixth Duke of Devonshire on his properties in England and Ireland. He is best known for having designed London's Burlington Arcade along the west side of Burlington House in Piccadilly for George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington.

Samuel Ware

The Royal College of Physicians, Warwick Lane,

Samuel Ware · Wellcome Collection, London · Wellcome Collection · Public Domain Mark

Born
1781
Died
1860
Occupation
architect

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Illustration — Burlington Arcade, London, 2015 Samuel Ware (1781–1860) was a British architect, who worked for the sixth Duke of Devonshire on his properties in England and Ireland. He is best known for having designed London's Burlington Arcade along the west side of Burlington House in Piccadilly for George Cavendish, 1st Earl of Burlington.

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