John Turner (1806–1890) was an English architect, noted for his ecclesiastical buildings.

Life

John Turner was born in Holborn, London in 1806. He actively practised as an architect and surveyor in London between 1830 and 1868. before retiring to

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, Suffolk where he acted as a district surveyor. A memoir of his life was written by his son, John Goldicutt Turner.

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Notable buildings

*Holy Trinity, Touchen End, Berkshire 1861-62. Nave with

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and

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. In the Decorated style. The aisle windows all low, segment-headed and of three lights with reticulation units. Wooden posts between nave and south aisle on the pattern of

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.The Buildings of England, Berkshire.

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. 1966 *St Peter, Church Road,

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, Berkshire 1844. Grey

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brick. *All Saints, Dunsden, Oxfordshire 1842

References

External links

Church Plans Online - Plan of Holy Trinity, Touchen End
{{DEFAULTSORT:Turner, John 1806 births 1890 deaths 19th-century English architects English ecclesiastical architects People from Holborn Architects from London People from Mid Suffolk District