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Robert Vertue (died in 1506) was an English architect and master mason. He worked as a mason on the nave of
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between 1475 and 1490, and then as the master mason for Henry VII's riverside north range of
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, built in 1500–04 and a work at the
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. Along with his brother
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, he was involved in the construction of
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, the Tower of London (1501–1502) and possibly Henry VII's
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at
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.


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15th-century English architects 16th-century English architects English stonemasons Architects from London Gothic architects 1506 deaths Year of birth unknown {{England-architect-stub