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John Wood the Younger - Summary

Date of Death: 16/06/1781

Gender: male

Notable dates

  • baptized 25/02/1728

Occupation: Architect

Narrative:

John Wood the Younger, son of John Wood, the Elder, is known principally as an architect whose works include the Royal Crescent, Bath, England and Bath Assembly Rooms.

Further reading:

Colvin, Howard, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840, 3rd edition (New Haven and London: Yale University Press, 1995), pp. 1075-1076.

Gomme, Andor, 'Wood, John (bap. 1728, d. 1781)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford: Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Jan 2008) <http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/29878> [accessed 29 November 2008]

Mowl, Timothy and Brian Earnshaw, John Wood : Architect of Obsession (Bath: Millstream Books, 1988)

National Archives, National Register of Archives, Person Details, 'Wood, John (1728-1781) Architect, GB/NNAF/P154330' <http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/nra/searches/subjectView.asp?ID=P31099> [accessed 29 November 2008]

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