John Buonarotti Papworth, architect
John Buonarotti Papworth was an architect who was originally from Marylebone in England. Born on January 24th, 1795, Papworth in addition to being an architect was an equally gifted artist and he was one of the most prolific creative minds of his generation.
He was also a founding member of the distinguished and highly respected Royal Institute of British Architects. Even in this organization, with no lack of creative geniuses, John Buonarotti Papworth stood out as one of the foremost architectural minds.
Papworth had a brother named George who worked for him as clerk of works for several years up until 1804, after which time he relocated to Ireland to pursue his own career as an architect where he managed to make somewhat of a name for himself although not to the extent that his considerably more successful brother had.
John Buonarotti Papworth had several notable architectural accomplishments under his belt, such as the Gallery of the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London, which he built for William Bullock in 1819, the refurbishment project of Boodle's Club in St James's Street, also in London and the St James's Church in Cheltenham which can now be seen in its present incarnation as a Zizi Pizza restaurant.
John Buonarotti Papworth died on June 16th, 1847 in Little Paxton, St. Neots.
Original Authors: Doods Pangburn
Edit Update Authors: M.A.Harris
Updated On: 16/05/2008
