William Owen (architect, born 1791)

William Owen
Capel Heol Awst, Carmarthen. 1827
Born1791
?Haverfordwest
Died1870
NationalityWelsh
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsPembrokeshire Shire Hall, Haverfordwest.
ProjectsReplanning and rebuilding Haverfordwest from the Cleddau Bridge

William Owen (1791–1879) was a Welsh architect working in Haverfordwest in the late Georgian and early Victorian periods. He built up a considerable practice in Pembrokeshire and Carmathenshire. He was the county surveyor of Pembrokeshire, four times Mayor of Haverfordwest and High Sheriff of Pembrokeshire in 1859.[1]

  1. ^ Colvin H. A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600–1840 Yale University Press, 3rd edition London, 1995, 718-719. The 4th edition, published in 2008 may contain further information.