Plate 55, "The Elevation of a Chinese Gazebo", from Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste, 1755, in which the word "gazebo" is first recorded in EnglishThe Coopers' Hall, Bristol, one of the largest and most certain attributions to HalfpennyThe recreated Chinese Bridge at Croome Court, to Halfpenny's designBlack Castle, Bristol, perhaps by Halfpenny
William Halfpenny (active 1723–1755) was an English architect and builder in the first half of the 18th century, and prolific author of builder's pattern books. In some of his publications he described himself as "architect and carpenter", and his books concentrate on the practical information a builder would need, as well as addressing "gentleman draughtsmen" designing their own houses. They were a popular alternative to the very expensive architectural treatises by British authors such as Colen Campbell and James Gibbs, or foreigners such as Serlio or Palladio (Halfpenny published a short work "correcting" some of the latter's mistakes).[1] He also wrote under the name of Michael Hoare.[2]
Little is known for certain of his life, but he seems to have been based in Richmond, then in Surrey, and nearby London, perhaps also spending a period based in Bristol. He also worked in Ireland. Few buildings can certainly be ascribed to him, and no major ones; then and now his main importance lies in his books, which were often reprinted, and copied by other authors. They reached British North America and were also influential there. He wrote and probably built in collaboration with his son John Halfpenny in the later years of his career. Several of his later books are on architecture in the "Gothick" and "Chinese taste", as are several of the buildings attributed to him.[1]
^ abReiff, Daniel D., Houses from Books: Treatises, Pattern Books, and Catalogs in American Architecture, 1738-1950: A History and Guide, 2010, Penn State Press, ISBN 0271044195, 9780271044194, google books
^Colvin, Howard (2008) [1954]. A Biographical Dictionary of English Architects 1660–1840 (4th ed.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-12508-5.
WilliamHalfpenny (active 1723–1755) was an English architect and builder in the first half of the 18th century, and prolific author of builder's pattern...
appears in a mid-18th century English book by the architects John and WilliamHalfpenny: Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste. There Plate 55, "Elevation...
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and inexpensive suites of engravings. Authors such as the prolific WilliamHalfpenny (active 1723–1755) had editions in America as well as Britain. A similar...
George IV and William IV. By then it carried a scaled-down version of the penny's design, and would continue to mirror the penny and halfpenny until after...
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the Coopers' Company, the guild of coopers in Bristol, by architect WilliamHalfpenny. It has a "debased Palladian" façade with four Corinthian columns...
Court have a Gothic orangery and ornamental canal in the style of WilliamHalfpenny. The two houses, barn and orangery are all Grade I listed buildings...
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country house built in 1752, whose design is usually attributed to WilliamHalfpenny, of Bristol. The parish also includes Highgrove House near Doughton...
joined with the Coopers' Hall, from 1744 and designed by architect WilliamHalfpenny, to form the Bristol Old Vic. During the period of Georgian architecture...
local weavers, dates only from 1743, the design being attributed to WilliamHalfpenny. In the late 18th century, the estate was acquired by the Lloyd Baker...
undoubtedly by his association with William Conolly and Castletown. During the 1730s Lovett Pearce employed WilliamHalfpenny as an assistant and he used the...
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Berkshire, England, is rebuilt by John Blagrave, following a fire. WilliamHalfpenny publishes Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste in England. Azm...
originally the Court's private chapel and designed by Strahan and WilliamHalfpenny. It was built in the same style as Redland Court to a very simple...
by The Afterglow, recorded and mixed by Dario Ravelli, mastered by WilliamHalfpenny. Things I’ve Lost 2004-2013 The Greatest Hits Gemini (2020, Ignoreland)...
Redland Chapel, Bristol, England, designed probably by John Strahan or WilliamHalfpenny, built. Batty Langley publishes Ancient Architecture Restored in England...
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