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Educated by Christopher Wren
Unlike many of contemporaries never travelled on Grand Tour
Worked with Wren on Chelsea Hospital, Greenwich Hospital and various churches in London
Later worked with Vanbrugh on Blenheim Palace and Castle Howard
His own style varied from his two ‘teachers’ – was neither particularly graceful nor very ornate.
1705 – Deputy Surveyor of Works
Largely worked on churches and universities
His style was versatile:
All Soul’s College, Oxford (Gothic)
Queen’s College, Cambridge (Baroque)
Clarendon building (Classical)