Lewis William Wyatt (1777–1853) was a British
architect
An architect is a person who plans, designs, and oversees the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to provide services in connection with the design of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the buildings that h ...
, a nephew of both
Samuel
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and
James Wyatt
James Wyatt (3 August 1746 – 4 September 1813) was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the Neoclassicism, neoclassical and neo-Gothic styles. He was elected to the Royal Academy of Arts in 1785 and was its president from 1805 to ...
of the Wyatt family of architects, who articled with each of his uncles and began practice on his own about 1805.
Lewis Wyatt is known primarily for the
English country house
image:Blenheim - Blenheim Palace - 20210417125239.jpg, 300px, Blenheim Palace - Oxfordshire
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s he designed, which include Grade II*
Cuerden
Cuerden is a village and civil parish of the Borough of Chorley, in Lancashire, England. It is situated between Bamber Bridge and Leyland, and had a population of 77 in 2001.Lyme Park
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and
Heaton Park
Heaton Park is a public park in Prestwich, Manchester, England, covering an area of over . The park includes the grounds of a Grade I listed, neoclassical 18th century country house, Heaton Hall. The hall, remodelled by James Wyatt in 1772, i ...
. Between 1795 and 1800 he partially rebuilt
Wythenshawe Hall
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.
References
19th-century English architects
1777 births
1853 deaths
Lewis
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Names
* Lewis (given name), including a list of people with the given name
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Music
* Lewis (musician), Canadian singer
* " Lewis (Mistreated)", a song by Radiohe ...
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