Wren’s Burford Masons: Unsung Heroes of 17th and Early 18th Century English Architecture

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Melody Mobus

Wren’s Burford Masons

Unsung Heroes of 17th and Early 18th Century English Architecture

Melody Mobus

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Routledge
23 June 2023

History of architecture; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Building construction & materials

Series: Routledge Research in Architecture

This book shows, for the first time, the indispensable role of the Burford Masons, a group of master masons from the historic quarries around Burford, Oxfordshire, in creating some of the foremost buildings of the 17th and early 18th centuries.

The Burford Masons were involved in the construction of such outstanding buildings as St Paul's Cathedral, City churches, and Blenheim Palace, among many others. Whilst credit for many of these buildings generally rests with named architects, Sir Christopher Wren in particular, this book shows how reliant these designers were on their master craftsmen, sometimes involving them in the design process as their ideas evolved. The book further shows how the Burford Masons responded to the challenge of late payments, often of many years, becoming financiers in the process. It reveals how, as risk-taking businessmen, they effectively underpinned both public and private development financially, and how extraordinary success transformed their lives.

The reader will learn about the vital part played in the early modern period by master craftsmen of the calibre of the Burford Masons, despite the emergence of the architect as lead designer, whose fame has hitherto overshadowed them. As a result, this book will be a compelling read for anyone interested in architectural, construction or social history.

By: Melody Mobus
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 571g
ISBN: 9781032414935
ISBN 10: 1032414936
Series: Routledge Research in Architecture
Pages: 214
Publication Date: 23 June 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

List of Illustrations. Introduction. 1.Beginnings in the Burford area. 2.Burford quarries and stone. 3.Delivering the stone. 4.Regional masons 1631-66. 5.London 1667-72. 6.City church rebuilding 1672-1700. 7.Changing the London skyline 1700-25. 8.St Paul’s Cathedral: I. 9.St Paul’s Cathedral: II. 10.The Queen Anne churches. 11.Other London work. 12.The City mason. 13.Royal work 1683-1729. 14.Blenheim Palace 1705-12. 15.Co-financing the rebuilding. 16.The Strongs’ work in the provinces post-1666. 17.The Kempsters’ work in the provinces post-1666. 18.The country mason. 19.Reaping the rewards. 20.Envoi: making sense of it all. Select bibliography. Index.

Melody Mobus is an independent architectural historian who practised as a Chartered Surveyor in Oxford before obtaining her doctorate. She is the author of ‘The Burford School of Masons’ published in Oxoniensia, and delivered a paper on surviving late payments at the first conference of the Construction History Society, at Queens College, Cambridge.