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The Ingenious Mr Flitcroft

Sat, 08 Feb

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York

Gill Hedley, author of a new biography of Henry Flitcroft, will reveal some new research and give an account of the private and public life of this unjustly ignored figure, including his battles with Burlington and the Church hierarchy at St Paul’s and Westminster Abbey.

The Ingenious Mr Flitcroft
The Ingenious Mr Flitcroft

Time & Location

08 Feb 2025, 14:30 – 16:00

York, 23 Stonegate, York YO1 8AW, UK

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Gill Hedley

The Ingenious Mr Flitcroft


Summary:

Henry Flitcroft (1697-1769), a leading Georgian architect in his own day, and a distinguished Palladian, was later dismissed as a mere follower of Lord Burlington. However, recent research has revealed more houses and churches designed by Flitcroft, and uncovered decades long relationships with clients that include the Duke of Montagu, the Hoares of Stourhead and the Royal Family. He largely worked in London and the West Country, but he played a very significant role in the creation of the Palladian exterior and interiors of Wentworth Woodhouse, near Doncaster, and yet again, new research has uncovered 100 drawings of the house and garden buildings.


Gill Hedley, author of a new biography of Flitcroft, will reveal some of this new research and give an account of the private and public life of this unjustly ignored figure, including his battles with Burlington and the Church hierarchy…


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