Robert Vertue (died in 1506) was an English architect and master mason.
He worked as a mason on the nave of
Westminster Abbey
Westminster Abbey, formally titled the Collegiate Church of Saint Peter at Westminster, is an historic, mainly Gothic church in the City of Westminster, London, England, just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is one of the Unite ...
between 1475 and 1490, and then as the master mason for
Henry VII's riverside north range of
Greenwich Palace
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Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...
, built in 1500–04 and a work at the
Tower of London
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.
Along with his brother
William
William is a male
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A male organism cannot reproduce sex ...
, he was involved in the construction of
Bath Abbey,
the Tower of London (1501–1502) and possibly Henry VII's
chapel
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at
Westminster
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The area, which extends from the River Thames to Oxford Street, has many visitor attractions and historic landmarks, including the Palace of Westminster, B ...
.
References
15th-century English architects
16th-century English architects
Stonemasons
Architects from London
Gothic architects
1506 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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