John Turner (architect)
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John Turner was an English architect, noted for his ecclesiastical buildings.
He actively practised as an architect and surveyor in London between 1830 and 1868. before retiring to Rickinghall
, Suffolk where he acted as a district surveyor.
A memoir of his life was written by his son, John Goldicutt Turner.
Life
John Turner was born in Holborn, London in 1806 and married Fanny Louise Carter (1807-1884) in 1839. He had two children, John Goldicutt (1841-1892) and Joseph Edward (1842-1898) both of whom died without issue. John Turner died in 1890.He actively practised as an architect and surveyor in London between 1830 and 1868. before retiring to Rickinghall
Rickinghall
Rickinghall is a village in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. The village is split between two parishes, Rickinghall Inferior and Rickinghall Superior, which join with Botesdale to make a single built-up area....
, Suffolk where he acted as a district surveyor.
A memoir of his life was written by his son, John Goldicutt Turner.
Notable Buildings
- Holy Trinity, Touchen End, Berkshire 1861-62. Nave with bellcoteBell-CotA bell-cot, bell-cote or bellcote, is a small framework and shelter for one or more bells, supported on brackets projecting from a wall or built on the roof of chapels or churches which have no towers. It often holds the Sanctus bell rung at the Consecration....
and chancelChancelIn church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
. In the Decorated style. The aisle windows all low, segment-headed and of three lights with reticulation units. Wooden posts between nave and south aisle on the pattern of WinkfieldWinkfieldWinkfield is a village and civil parish in the Bracknell Forest unitary authority of Berkshire, England.-Geography:According to the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 15,271...
. - Oakley Green Church and school, Oakley Green, Berkshire 1857
- Knowl Hill National School, Knowl Hill, Berkshire 1846
- St Peter, Church Road, EarleyEarleyEarley is a town and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. The Office for National Statistics places Earley within the Reading/Wokingham Urban Area, for purposes of local government it falls within the Borough of Wokingham, outside of the jurisdiction of Reading Borough Council. The name...
, Berkshire 1844. Grey vitrifiedGlass transitionThe liquid-glass transition is the reversible transition in amorphous materials from a hard and relatively brittle state into a molten or rubber-like state. An amorphous solid that exhibits a glass transition is called a glass...
brick. - All Saints, DunsdenDunsden GreenDunsden Green or Dunsden is a village in the civil parish of Eye & Dunsden in South Oxfordshire, about northeast ofReading, Berkshire. Before 1866, it was part of the Oxfordshire section of Sonning civil parish.-History:...
, Oxfordshire 1842