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Thomas Ripley- architect

10/2/2021

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On This Day 10 February 1758 Thomas Ripley, architect, died

Ripley is said to have walked to London from Yorkshire to seek his fortune, initially working as a carpenter. As an architect in the Office of Works he came under the influence of the Palladian style promulgated by Lord Burlington and Colen Campbell. He was responsible for the Admiralty Building in Whitehall, 1723-6. He succeeded Sir John Vanbrugh as Comptroller of the King's Works in 1726. (National Portrait Gallery)
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He designed 10 Streatham Common South where his son lived
Image of Thomas Ripley produced under the Creative Commons License by Joseph Highmore, oil on canvas, 1746

© National Portrait Gallery, London
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