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Pugin, Augustus Welby

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Architect, born in London, of French parentage; made a special study of Gothic architecture; assisted in decorating the new Houses of Parliament, but becoming a Roman Catholic he gave himself to designing a good number of Roman Catholic churches, includ ing cathedrals; he wrote several works on architecture, and was the chief promoter of the "Mediæval Court" in the Crystal Palace; he was afflicted in the prime of life with insanity, and died at Ramsgate (1812-1852).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pugin, Augustus Welby'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pugin-augustus-welby.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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