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Thomas Henry Wyatt
Architect
Year Only
1807
Exact Date
08/05/1880
Thomas Henry Wyatt was born at Lough Glin, Co. Roscommon on 9 May 1807, the son of Matthew Wyatt, a magistrate and his wife Anne Hillier. He was a second cousin of Samuel Wyatt and James Wyatt. He was articled to Philip Hardwick and remained as assistant, commencing practice on his own account in 1832, having secured the surveyorship on his own account of Hackney. Through the influence of his uncle Arthur Wyatt, who was the South Wales land agent of the Duke of Beaufort, he obtained a considerable practice in Wales, and through the recommendation of the Beauforts he established a very large country house practice, mostly in a Tudor idiom similar to that of the Hardwicks. The link was consolidated by his marriage to Arthur's daughter Arabella Montagu Wyatt.

In 1838 Wyatt took David Brandon into partnership and on 7 January 1839 he was admitted FRIBA his proposers being Peter Frederick Robinson, Thomas Cundy, George Moore, Henry Edward Kendall and John Shaw.

The partnership with David Brandon was dissolved in 1851, Wyatt thereafter practising on his own. He was President of the RIBA from 1870 to 1873 when he received the Royal Gold Medal, and Honorary Secretary of the Institute from 1879 until his death in London on 5 August 1880. He was buried at Weston Patrick, Hampshire, where he had an estate. His wife Arabella had predeceased him in 1875.

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AddressClassDate From Date From TypeDate ToDate To TypeNotes
London EnglandBusiness

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NameName LinkDate FromDate ToPositionNotes
Wyatt & Brandon204095In year 1838In year 1951Partner

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NameName LinkDate FromDate ToPositionNotes
Edward Middleton Barry203762Apprentice

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ProposerProposer LinkDate ProposedNotes
John Shaw2032131839/01/07for Fellowship
Henry Edward Kendall2036091839/01/07for Fellowship
Peter Frederick Robinson2037321839/01/07for Fellowship
George Moore2040971839/01/07for Fellowship
Thomas Cundy (senior)2061991839/01/07for Fellowship

RIBA Proposals

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PersonDate ProposedNotes
Sydney Smirke1844/04/29for Fellowship
Richard Cromwell Carpenter1853/12/12for Fellowship
John Macvicar Anderson1864/12/19for Associateship
John Macvicar Anderson1868/12/14for Fellowship
George Tunstal RedmayneIn year 1872For Associateship
Frederick Richard WilsonIn year 1873For Fellowship
Walter Fitzgerald Knox Lyon1877/01/08for Fellowship
(Sir) George Gilbert Scott1949/12/03for Fellowship

Buildings and Designs

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Building NameDate StartedTown, District or VillageIslandCity or CountyCountryNotes
Llantarnam AbbeyIn year 1834LlantarnamGwentWalesRebuilding
Manchester Town HallIn year 1866ManchesterEnglandCompetition design - shortlisted in first stage, unsuccessful in second stage
Jedburgh Parish ChurchIn year 1872JedburghRoxburghshireScotland
Jedburgh ManseIn year 1874JedburghRoxburghshireScotland

References

Bibliographic References

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AuthorTitleDatePublisherPartNotes
Gray, A StuartEdwardian Architecture: A Biographical Dictionary1985
Robinson, J MartinThe Wyatts: an architectural dynasty

Periodical References

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Periodical NamePublisherDate CircEditionNotes
Builder1880/08/14*Obituary
Building News1880/08/20*Obituary
The Times1880/08/12*Obituary
RIBA Transactions1879-80*p230-32