Joseph Turner (c. 1729–1807) was an architect of Welsh origin who worked in the 18th century. Most of his major works were in North Wales, and in
Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
, Cheshire. Almost all of them were in
Georgian style, with at least one work in
Gothic
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**Gothic language, an extinct East Germanic language spoken by the Goths
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style, in
Mold
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, Flintshire, Wales. Turner also designed memorials in
Chester Cathedral
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, and in the churches of
St Peter, Prestbury,
St Margaret, Wrenbury,
St Peter, Ruthin, and
St Collen, Llangollen.
Turner was a member of Chester Assembly.
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Welsh architects
British neoclassical architects
1807 deaths
Year of birth uncertain