Basic Biographical Details Name: | Robert Lugar | Designation: | | Born: | c. 1773 | Died: | 23 June 1855 | Bio Notes: | Robert Lugar was born about 1773, the son of Edward Lugar, carpenter, in Colchester, Essex. His name appears alongside that of John Nash, both of Carmarthen, in a list of subscribers to ‘Dynevor Castle with Other Poems’ by J T Hughes and may therefore have had some early connection to Nash.
From about 1799 he was practising in London and exhibited at the Royal Academy for the next twenty years. In 1812 he succeeded John Johnson as County Surveyor of Essex, a post which he held until 1816.
In 1828 he entered the House of Parliament competition with J Burrell.
Lugar was adept in the picturesque style and had a fondness for ‘cottages ornés’ and castellated Gothic style houses similar to those of John Nash. He designed two castles in Dunbartonshire which brought the picturesque formula into Scotland at a time when the symmetrical castellated house style promulgated by Robert Adam was fashionable. At Shoreham in Kent he used the Italianate style in 1806 which is a very early example of this. Colvin describes his detailing however as ‘coarse’.
He had retired from practice some time before his death at Pembroke Square, in London on 23 June 1855 aged 82.
Publications: Architectural Sketches for Cottages, Rural Dwellings, and Villas (1805) (dedicated to George Ward), (reprinted 1815 and 1823) The Gentleman’s Architect (1807) Designs for Farm House and Yards (1807) Plans and Views of Buildings executed in England and Scotland in the Castellated and Other Styles (1811) (2nd edition 1823) Villa Architecture, a Collection of Views, with Plans of Buildings, executed in England, Scotland etc (1828) (dedicated to William Crawshay)
| Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this : | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes | | London, England | Business | | | | | Henrietta Street, Bloomsbury, London, England | Private | 1841 | | | | Pembroke Square, London, England | Private | 1851 | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes | | Archibald Simpson | 1810 | | Assistant | |
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ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this : | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p257 | | Colvin, H M | 1995 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | 3rd edition | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this : | | Source | Archive Name | Source Catalogue No. | Notes | | Census records online | Censuses | | |
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