List of works by Edward Blore on palaces and large houses

Vorontsov Palace, Alupka, Ukraine

Edward Blore (1787–1879) was an English antiquarian, artist, and architect. He was born in Derby, and was trained by his father, Thomas, who was an antiquarian and a topographer. Edward became skilled at drawing accurate and detailed architectural illustrations. His commissions included drawings of Peterborough, Durham, and Winchester Cathedrals. His drawings of Althorp brought him to the attention of Earl Spencer, who was influential in introducing him to other wealthy and influential patrons. After his father died in 1818, Blore started to prepare architectural designs for new buildings. The first of these was for the enlargement of Sir Walter Scott's Abbotsford House. Although this was not accepted, it led to the acceptance of his design for Corehouse, a large country house in Lanarkshire, Scotland, for the judge George Cranstoun. More commissions for country houses followed. Blore then became involved with the Church Commissioners, designing, with others, a series of churches that have become to be known as Commissioners' churches, the first of these being St George's Church in Battersea, London.[1]

Blore's connection with Earl Spencer helped him to gain the commission for rebuilding Lambeth Palace for the Archbishop of Canterbury. Following this he worked on some of the most important buildings in the country, including the completion of Buckingham Palace, on Windsor Castle and on Hampton Court Palace. He gained two commissions for major works abroad, the Vorontsov Palace in Russia, and Government House, Sydney in Sydney, Australia. The rest of his works are in Great Britain, and mainly in England. These range from palaces and country houses, cathedrals and churches, through schools, rectories, and lodges, to groups of estate houses with washhouses.[1]

Blore received a DCL degree from Oxford University, and was a founder member of the British Archaeological Association and of the Institute of British Architects. He retired from active architectural practice in 1849, but continued to produce drawings. In total, these filled 48 volumes, which are held in the British Library. Blore died at his home in Manchester Square, Marylebone, London, in 1879, leaving an estate of £80,000 (equivalent to £8,650,000 in 2021).[1][2]

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Grade I Buildings of exceptional interest, sometimes considered to be internationally important.
Grade II* Particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
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Category (Scotland) Criteria[4]
Category A Buildings of special architectural or historical interest which are outstanding examples of a particular period, style or building type.
Category B Buildings of special architectural or historic interest which are major examples of a particular period, style or building type.
Category C(S) Buildings of special architectural or historic interest which are representative examples of a period, style or building type.
"—" denotes a work that is not graded.

Works

Name Location Photograph Date Notes Grade
Corehouse Lanarkshire, Scotland
55°39′18″N 3°46′40″W / 55.6549°N 3.7778°W / 55.6549; -3.7778 (Corehouse, Lanarkshire) 		1824–27 For George Cranstoun.[1][5] A
Canford House Canford Magna, Dorset
50°47′23″N 1°57′13″W / 50.7897°N 1.9535°W / 50.7897; -1.9535 (Canford School) 		1825–36 Originally a country house replacing an earlier house, later a school. Built for William Ponsonby, 1st Baron de Mauley.[6] I
Goodrich Court Goodrich, Herefordshire 1828–31 For Samuel Rush Meyrick. Demolished 1950. The Monmouth Gatehouse, on the Monmouth to Ross-on-Wye road, is the only remaining element.[1][7]
Vorontsov Palace Alupka, Crimea 1828–48 [1]
Lambeth Palace Lambeth, Greater London
51°29′45″N 0°07′12″W / 51.4957°N 0.1200°W / 51.4957; -0.1200 (Lambeth Palace) 		1829–38 Rebuilt the residential wing for Rt Revd William Howley, Archbishop of Canterbury.[1][8][9] I
Hinchingbrooke House Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
52°19′39″N 0°12′01″W / 52.3276°N 0.2003°W / 52.3276; -0.2003 (Hinchingbrooke House) 		1830– Restored and rebuilt after a fire.[10] I
Bishop's Palace Saint Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales
53°15′25″N 3°26′35″W / 53.257°N 3.4430°W / 53.257; -3.4430 (Bishop's Palace, Saint Asaph) 		1830–31 West front enlarged for the Rt Revd William Carey, Bishop of St Asaph.[1][11][12] II*
Buckingham Palace City of Westminster, Greater London
51°30′05″N 0°08′31″W / 51.5013°N 0.1420°W / 51.5013; -0.1420 (Buckingham Palace) 		1831–38;
1847–50 		Completed the design of John Nash for William IV. Built the west front for Queen Victoria.[1][13][14] I
Isleworth House Hounslow, Greater London
51°28′00″N 0°19′25″W / 51.4667°N 0.3237°W / 51.4667; -0.3237 (Isleworth House) 		1832 Name later changed to Nazareth House, and used as a nursing home.[15] II
Vale Royal Abbey Whitegate, Cheshire
53°13′28″N 2°32′33″W / 53.2245°N 2.5426°W / 53.2245; -2.5426 (Vale Royal Abbey) 		1833 Added a southwest wing.[16][17][18] II*
Latimer House Latimer, Buckinghamshire
51°40′45″N 0°33′20″W / 51.6793°N 0.5556°W / 51.6793; -0.5556 (Latimer House) 		1834–38 A country house, later used as the National Defence College, and subsequently a conference centre.[19][20] II
Pull Court Bushley, Worcestershire
52°01′23″N 2°12′08″W / 52.0231°N 2.2022°W / 52.0231; -2.2022 (Pull Court) 		1834–39 A country house for Canon E. C. Dowdeswell.[21] II*
Capesthorne Hall Siddington, Cheshire
53°15′06″N 2°14′26″W / 53.2517°N 2.2406°W / 53.2517; -2.2406 (Capesthorne Hall) 		1837–39 Alterations for Edward Davies Davenport.[1][22][23] II*
Crewe Hall Crewe Green, Cheshire
53°04′58″N 2°24′00″W / 53.0827°N 2.3999°W / 53.0827; -2.3999 (Crewe Hall) 		1837–43 Restoration for Lord Crewe. Much damaged by fire in 1866. Blore also added a tower to the stable block.[1][24][25][26] I
Government House Sydney,
New South Wales, Australia 		1837–45 [1]
Merevale Hall Merevale, Warwickshire
52°34′24″N 1°33′56″W / 52.5732°N 1.5655°W / 52.5732; -1.5655 (Merevale Hall) 		1838–40 Rebuilt for Sir W. Dugdale.[1][27] II*
Hampton Court Palace Richmond upon Thames, Greater London
51°24′12″N 0°20′15″W / 51.4033°N 0.3375°W / 51.4033; -0.3375 (Hampton Court Palace)
1838–48 Restoration.[1][28] I
Ramsey Abbey Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
52°26′57″N 0°05′57″W / 52.4491°N 0.0993°W / 52.4491; -0.0993 (Ramsey Abbey) 		1838–40 Alterations for Edward Fellowes. Blore also designed the garden terrace wall.[1][29][30] I
Haveringland Hall Haveringland, Norfolk
52°44′52″N 1°11′19″E / 52.7479°N 1.1886°E / 52.7479; 1.1886 (Haveringland Hall site) 		1839–43 For Edward Fellowes. Demolished in 1946.[1][31]
Shadwell Court Brettenham, Norfolk
52°24′42″N 0°50′03″E / 52.4118°N 0.8343°E / 52.4118; 0.8343 (Shadwell Court) 		1840–42 Rebuilt for Sir R. J. Buxton.[1][32] I
Worsley Hall Worsley,
Greater Manchester 		1840–45 For Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater. Demolished 1945–46.[1][33]
Windsor Castle Windsor, Berkshire
51°29′03″N 0°36′10″W / 51.4842°N 0.6028°W / 51.4842; -0.6028 (Windsor Castle) 		1840–47 Improved the royal apartments; reconstructed the Military Knight's lodgings.[1][34] I
Great Moreton Hall Moreton cum Alcumlow, Cheshire
53°07′57″N 2°14′29″W / 53.1324°N 2.2414°W / 53.1324; -2.2414 (Great Moreton Hall) 		1841–46 For G. H. Ackers, to replace an earlier building.[1][35][36][37] II*
Burford House,
Royal Mews 		Windsor Castle, Berkshire
51°28′54″N 0°36′19″W / 51.4816°N 0.6052°W / 51.4816; -0.6052 (Riding School, Royal Mews, Windsor Castle) 		c. 1842 A house built in the late 17th century by the Duke of St Albans for Nell Gwynn; altered and re-cased by Blore.[38] II
Castle Hill Filleigh, Devon
51°02′24″N 3°53′48″W / 51.0401°N 3.8968°W / 51.0401; -3.8968 (Castle Hill, Filleigh) 		1842–45 Extended for Lord Fortescue.[1][39] II*
Kingston Hall Kingston on Soar, Nottinghamshire
52°50′46″N 1°14′56″W / 52.8462°N 1.2489°W / 52.8462; -1.2489 (Kingston Hall) 		1843–45 A new house for Lord Belper.[1][40] II
Thicket Priory Thorganby, North Yorkshire
53°53′01″N 0°56′28″W / 53.8835°N 0.9411°W / 53.8835; -0.9411 (Thicket Priory, Thorganby) 		1844–47 A country house for Revd J.Dunnington-Jefferson. Later converted into a monastery.[1][41] II
The Frythe Welwyn, Hertfordshire
51°49′12″N 0°13′25″W / 51.8201°N 0.2235°W / 51.8201; -0.2235 (The Frythe, Welwyn) 		1845–46 A country house for William Wilshere.[1][42]
Merton Hall Merton, Norfolk
52°32′38″N 0°49′04″E / 52.5440°N 0.8178°E / 52.5440; 0.8178 (Merton Hall) 		1846 A country house; only the northwest wing survives.[43] II
North Mymms House (or Place) North Mymms, Hertfordshire
51°43′26″N 0°14′18″W / 51.7239°N 0.2384°W / 51.7239; -0.2384 (North Mymms House) 		1846–47 Alterations to a house dating from the late 16th century; for Fulke Greville.[1][44][45] I
The Grove Sarratt, Hertfordshire
51°40′38″N 0°26′11″W / 51.6772°N 0.4365°W / 51.6772; -0.4365 (The Grove, Sarratt) 		c. 1870–75 Alterations and extensions to a country house dating from the late 16th century for the 4th Earl of Clarendon.[46] II*
Wiston House Wiston, West Sussex
50°53′59″N 0°21′32″W / 50.8997°N 0.3589°W / 50.8997; -0.3589 (Wiston House) 		Undated A country house dating from about 1576, rebuilt and greatly enlarged by Blore in the early 19th century.[47] I

See also

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