Henry Goodridge
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Henry Edmund Goodridge was an architect whose work started in the 1820s.
buildings in Bath include:
His designs outside Bath include the chapel of Downside Abbey
(1828), Devizes
Castle (1840) and the library of Hamilton Palace
(1845).
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Works
Goodridge's neoclassicalNeoclassicism
Neoclassicism is the name given to Western movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture that draw inspiration from the "classical" art and culture of Ancient Greece or Ancient Rome...
buildings in Bath include:
- Cleveland BridgeCleveland BridgeCleveland Bridge is a grade II* listed building located in the World Heritage Site of Bath, England. It is notable for the unusual lodges that adorn each corner in a style that could be likened to miniature Greek temples.-Location:...
; - one of the earliest shopping arcades (The CorridorThe CorridorThe Corridor is one of the world's earliest retail arcades, designed by architect Henry Goodridge and built in 1825, in Bath, Somerset, England....
) - Bath's much loved folly Beckford's TowerBeckford's TowerBeckford's Tower, originally known as Lansdown Tower, is an architectural folly built in neo-classical style on Lansdown Hill, just outside Bath, Somerset, England....
, commissioned by the eccentric William Thomas BeckfordWilliam Thomas BeckfordWilliam Thomas Beckford , usually known as William Beckford, was an English novelist, a profligate and consummately knowledgeable art collector and patron of works of decorative art, a critic, travel writer and sometime politician, reputed to be the richest commoner in England...
and now owned by the Bath Preservation TrustBath Preservation TrustThe Bath Preservation Trust is an independent charity based in Bath, Somerset, England which exists to safeguard the historic character of the city of Bath, the only complete city in the UK that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and to champion its sustainable future. The Trust is funded entirely...
and operated as a museum - The Byzantine gateway to the cemetery adjacent to Beckford's Tower in which William Beckford's sarcophagus stands
- Several Italianate villas on Bathwick HillBathwick Hill, BathBathwick Hill in Bath, Somerset, England is a street lined with historic houses, many of which are designated as listed buildings. It climbs south east from the A36 towards the University of Bath on Claverton Down, providing views over the city....
including his own house Bathwick Grange, which was formerly known as Montebello.
His designs outside Bath include the chapel of Downside Abbey
Downside Abbey
The Basilica of St Gregory the Great at Downside, commonly known as Downside Abbey, is a Roman Catholic Benedictine monastery and the Senior House of the English Benedictine Congregation. One of its main apostolates is a school for children aged nine to eighteen...
(1828), Devizes
Devizes
Devizes is a market town and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. The town is about southeast of Chippenham and about east of Trowbridge.Devizes serves as a centre for banks, solicitors and shops, with a large open market place where a market is held once a week...
Castle (1840) and the library of Hamilton Palace
Hamilton Palace
Hamilton Palace was a large country house located north-east of Hamilton, South Lanarkshire, Scotland. The former seat of the Dukes of Hamilton, it was built in 1695 and subsequently much enlarged. The house was demolished in 1921 due to ground subsidence despite inadequate evidence for that...
(1845).
Personal life
Goodridge maintained a financial interest in The Corridor and, a few years after the death of his widow, his Will led to a huge family dispute which had to be resolved by the Chancery CourtChancery Court
The Chancery Court of York is an ecclesiastical court for the Province of York of the Church of England.The presiding officer, the Official Principal and Auditor, has been the same person as the Dean of the Arches since the nineteenth century . The Court comprises the Auditor, two clergy and two...
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