John Wood, the Elder

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John Wood

Also Known As: "Wood of Bath"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Twerton, Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Death: May 23, 1754 (49-50)
Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Place of Burial: St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Swainswick, Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Immediate Family:

Son of George Wood
Husband of unknown Wood
Father of John Wood, the Younger and Elizabeth Street (Wood)

Occupation: Architect
Managed by: Bill Barnes
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About John Wood, the Elder

He has been described by Nikolaus Pevsner as "one of the outstanding architects of the day".



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1754 John Wood,1 of ye parish of Walcot, was by special request buryed May ye 26th.
1 John Wood the elder, the famous architect.

The Annals of the Parish of Swainswick (near the city of Bath) with abstracts of the register, the church accounts and the overseers' books by R.E.M. Peach (1890)

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John Wood, the Elder's Timeline

1704
August 26, 1704
Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1704
Twerton, Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1728
1728
Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1730
1730
Bath, Bath and North East Somerset, England, United Kingdom
1754
May 23, 1754
Age 50
Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
May 26, 1754
Age 50
St Mary the Blessed Virgin, Swainswick, Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom