Peter Frederick Robinson (1776–24 June 1858) was an English architect.

Career

Robinson began his career in Henry Holland's office and worked under

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at the

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in 1801–02. In 1805 he designed Hans Town Assembly Rooms, Cadogan Place, and in 1811–12 the Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly, for William Bullock's museum. The details of the elevation were taken from

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's work on the Egyptian monuments, and especially from the temple at Denderah; but the composition of the design was less authentic. In 1813 he designed the town-hall and market-place at

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, Cardiganshire. He visited Rome 1816. In 1819 he made alterations at Bulstrode for the Duke of Somerset; in 1823 he restored the church at Mickleham, Surrey; in 1826–28 he made alterations to the prison at

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and in 1829–32 he built a Swiss Cottage at Decimus Burton's

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. He also designed various country houses. In 1820 he exhibited an architectural drawing at the

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's RA 52nd exhibition: ''Additions to be made to Norbury Park House, Surrey''. In 1836 he submitted designs to the competition for the new

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. He published a number of books of designs, including ''Designs for Farm Buildings : with a view to prove that the simplest forms may be rendered pleasing and ornamental by a proper disposition of the rudest materials'', ''Designs for Gate Cottages, Lodges, and Park Entrances, in various styles, from the humblest to the castellated'', ''Designs for Ornamental Villas'' and ''Domestic Architecture in the Tudor Style.'' He also published five parts of a continuation of ''Vitruvius Britannicus'' (begun by Colin Campbell and continued by George Richardson), covering Woburn Abbey (1827), Hatfield House (1833), Hardwicke Hall (1835), Castle Ashby (1841) and Warwick Castle (1842). Robinson became a Fellow of the Society of Arts in 1826, and was a vice-president of the Institute of British Architects (now

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) in 1835–9. In about 1840 financial difficulties caused him to leave England for Boulogne, where he died on 24 June 1858.

Personal

Between at least 1821 and 1837, he lived at 29 Lower Brook Street, Grosvenor Square, London. He married Julia Ponsonby, daughter of Rev Mr Wall, at St George's Hanover Square on 5 May 1828. Sons were born in October 1830 and December 1831.''Morning Post'', 6 May 1828; 21 October 1830; 4 January 1832

Works

*Hans Town Assembly Rooms, Cadogan Place, London (1805) *

Egyptian Hall The Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London, was an exhibition hall built in the ancient Egyptian style in 1812, to the designs of Peter Frederick Robinson. The Hall was a considerable success, with exhibitions of artwork and of Napoleonic era re ...

, Piccadilly, London (1811–1812) *

Sketty Hall Sketty Hall is a venue used for hosting social functions, business functions and conferences in Singleton Park, Swansea, south Wales. The original building was built in the early 18th century as a private house. Over the years it has seen a num ...

*The Swiss cottage in

Singleton Park Singleton Park ( cy, Parc Singleton) is the largest urban park in the city of Swansea. It is located in Sketty. The park comprises 250 acres of land. An ornamental garden is located to the south, near the entrance to Swansea University, and a ...

, Swansea *

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Swiss Cottage Swiss Cottage is an area of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden, England. It is centred on the junction of Avenue Road and Finchley Road and includes Swiss Cottage tube station. Swiss Cottage lies north-northwest of Charing Cross. ...

, at the Colosseum in Regent's Park (1829–1832) *

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, Sweden, (1831-1848) * Park Terrace, Nottingham

References

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External links

Answers.com Peter Frederick Robinson
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