Thomas Hopper (1776–1856) was an English

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of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, much favoured by

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, and particularly notable for his work on country houses across southern England, with occasional forays further afield, into

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and

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(especially

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). He was involved with improvements to the Shire Hall in Monmouth under "Royal assent", where he and Edward Haycock made the building extend down Agincourt Street, creating room for a new staircase and larger courts. Hopper took up residence in Monnow Street in Monmouth whilst this was in progress. In 1840 he exhibited designs for Butterton Hall in Staffordshire. This gothic building lasted until the First World War when it was demolished due to misuse. Hopper died in 1856.

Projects

* Leigh Court, North Somerset (1814) * Penrhyn Castle, Llandegai, Bangor, North Wales (1822–1837) * Kentwell Hall, Suffolk (1820s) *Arthur’s Club, 69–70 St James’s Street, London (after 1940 the Carlton) (1826–1827) * Llanover House, Abergavenny, Wales (1827–1837; demolished 1935) *Improvements to the Shire Hall, Monmouth (1829) * Bryn Bras Castle,

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, North Wales (1829–1835) * Margam Castle, South Wales (1830–1840) * Wivenhoe House, Essex (1846–1853) *Hospital buildings at St Mary's Hospital,

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, London (1851) * Alscot Park, Warwickshire * Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire (1834–1840 and 1859–1860): a country house named for the nearby former abbey; Grade I listed * Boreham House, Essex *Gothic Conservatory at Carlton House, London, demolished * Crichel House, Dorset, alterations * Danbury Place, Essex * Easton Lodge, Essex * Englefield House, Berkshire * Gosford Castle, County Armagh *Chapel at Stansted Park, West Sussex *Glemham House, Great Glenham, Suffolk (1814) * Terling Place, Essex (1818–1824): alterations *Works at

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*Gothic Ballroom at Slane Castle, County Meath, Ireland *Entrance lodge at Dromoland Castle, County Clare, Ireland * Woolverstone Hall, Suffolk: extension and remodelling * Rood Ashton House, Wiltshire: extension and remodelling; almost all demolished in the 1970s

Gallery of architectural works

File:Penrhyn Castle.jpg, Penrhyn Castle, south front File:Penrhyn Castle - geograph.org.uk - 840572.jpg, Penrhyn Castle, south front File:Penrhyn Castle 2.jpg, Penrhyn Castle, centre of west front File:Penrhyn Castle - geograph.org.uk - 518944.jpg, Penrhyn Castle, east front File:Leigh Court Drawing Room.jpg, The Drawing Room, Leigh Court File:CarltonConservatory.jpg, The Conservatory exterior, Carlton House, London File:Carlton House, Conservatory, from Ackermann's Repository of Arts, 1811 - cropped.jpg, The Conservatory interior, Carlton House, London File:Margam Castle.jpg, Garden front, Margam Castle File:Margam Castle1.jpg, West front, Margam Castle File:Margam Castle2.jpg, Lantern above main staircase, Margam Castle File:Margam Castle3.jpg, Main staircase, Margam Castle File:Margam Castle4.jpg, Main staircase, Margam Castle

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hopper, Thomas 19th-century English architects 1776 births 1856 deaths