A report on John Nash (architect)
One of the foremost British architects of the Georgian and Regency eras, during which he was responsible for the design, in the neoclassical and picturesque styles, of many important areas of London.
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Regent's Park
12 linksOne of the Royal Parks of London.
One of the Royal Parks of London.
The Park was designed by John Nash and James and Decimus Burton.
George IV
9 linksKing of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later.
King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and King of Hanover from the death of his father, King George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later.
He commissioned John Nash to build the Royal Pavilion in Brighton and remodel Buckingham Palace, and commissioned Jeffry Wyatville to rebuild Windsor Castle.
Regent Street
9 linksMajor shopping street in the West End of London.
Major shopping street in the West End of London.
It is named after George, the Prince Regent (later George IV) and was laid out under the direction of the architect John Nash and James Burton.
Decimus Burton
9 linksOne of the foremost English architects and landscapers of the 19th century.
One of the foremost English architects and landscapers of the 19th century.
Subsequent to the Crown Estate's refusal to finance them, James Burton agreed to personally finance the construction projects of John Nash at Regent's Park, which he had already been commissioned to construct.
James Burton (property developer)
8 linksThe most successful property developer of Regency and of Georgian London, in which he built over 3000 properties in 250 acres.
The most successful property developer of Regency and of Georgian London, in which he built over 3000 properties in 250 acres.
James also financed and built other projects of John Nash at Regent's Park (most of which were designed by James's son Decimus Burton, rather than by Nash) to the extent that the Commissioners of Woods described James, not Nash, as 'the architect of Regent's Park'.
Carlton House
8 linksMansion in Westminster, best known as the town residence of King George IV.
Mansion in Westminster, best known as the town residence of King George IV.
The location of the house, now replaced by Carlton House Terrace, was a main reason for the creation of John Nash's ceremonial route from St James's to Regent's Park via Regent Street, Portland Place and Park Square: Lower Regent Street and Waterloo Place were originally laid out to form the approach to its front entrance.
Buckingham Palace
6 linksLondon royal residence and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom.
London royal residence and the administrative headquarters of the monarch of the United Kingdom.
During the 19th century it was enlarged, principally by architects John Nash and Edward Blore, who constructed three wings around a central courtyard.
Humphry Repton
6 linksThe last great English landscape designer of the eighteenth century, often regarded as the successor to Capability Brown; he also sowed the seeds of the more intricate and eclectic styles of the 19th century.
The last great English landscape designer of the eighteenth century, often regarded as the successor to Capability Brown; he also sowed the seeds of the more intricate and eclectic styles of the 19th century.
In the 1790s he often worked with the relatively unknown architect John Nash, whose loose compositions suited Repton's style.
Royal Pavilion
4 linksGrade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England.
Grade I listed former royal residence located in Brighton, England.
The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815.
Regency era
3 linksCommonly applied to the longer period between c. 1795 and 1837.
Commonly applied to the longer period between c. 1795 and 1837.
The Regency era overlapped with Romanticism and many of the major artists, musicians, novelists and poets of the Romantic movement were prominent Regency figures such as Jane Austen, William Blake, Lord Byron, John Constable, John Keats, John Nash, Ann Radcliffe, Walter Scott, Mary Shelley, Percy Bysshe Shelley, J. M. W. Turner and William Wordsworth.