Jeffry Wyatville

Sir
Jeffry Wyatville
Portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence c.1828
Born
Jeffry Wyatt

(1766-08-03)3 August 1766
Burton upon Trent
Died18 February 1840(1840-02-18) (aged 73)
London
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsWindsor Castle
Drawing showing Wyatville's Gothic transformation to the buildings of the upper ward of Windsor Castle
Drawing showing the intended changes to the Prince of Wales Tower at Windsor Castle

Sir Jeffry Wyatville RA (3 August 1766 – 18 February 1840)[1] was an English architect and garden designer. Born Jeffry Wyatt into an established dynasty of architects, in 1824 he was allowed by King George IV to change his surname to Wyatville (frequently misspelled Wyattville).[1][2] He is mainly remembered for making alterations and extensions to Chatsworth House and Windsor Castle.

  1. ^ a b Linstrum, Derek (2004). "Derek Linstrum, "Wyatville (Wyatt), Sir Jeffry (1766–1840)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004; online edn, January 2008". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/30116. Retrieved 23 June 2008. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. ^ page 48, Sir Jeffry Wyatville Architect to the King, Derek Linstrum, 1972 Oxford University Press