Larger versions of these images are located at the foot of the page. Basic Biographical Details Name: | Thomas Henry Wyatt | Designation: | Architect | Born: | 1807 | Died: | 5 August 1880 | Bio Notes: | Thomas Henry Wyatt was born at Lough Glin, Co. Roscommon on 9 May 1807, the son of Matthew Wyatt, a magistrate and his wife Anne Hillier. He was a second cousin of Samuel Wyatt and James Wyatt. He was articled to Philip Hardwick and remained as assistant, commencing practice on his own account in 1832, having secured the surveyorship on his own account of Hackney. Through the influence of his uncle Arthur Wyatt, who was the South Wales land agent of the Duke of Beaufort, he obtained a considerable practice in Wales, and through the recommendation of the Beauforts he established a very large country house practice, mostly in a Tudor idiom similar to that of the Hardwicks. The link was consolidated by his marriage to Arthur's daughter Arabella Montagu Wyatt.
In 1838 Wyatt took David Brandon into partnership and on 7 January 1839 he was admitted FRIBA his proposers being Peter Frederick Robinson, Thomas Cundy, George Moore, Henry Edward Kendall and John Shaw.
The partnership with David Brandon was dissolved in 1851, Wyatt thereafter practising on his own. He was President of the RIBA from 1870 to 1873 when he received the Royal Gold Medal, and Honorary Secretary of the Institute from 1879 until his death in London on 5 August 1880. He was buried at Weston Patrick, Hampshire, where he had an estate. His wife Arabella had predeceased him in 1875. | Private and Business AddressesThe following private or business addresses are associated with this architect: | | Address | Type | Date from | Date to | Notes |  | London, England | Business | | | |
Employment and TrainingEmployersThe following individuals or organisations employed or trained this architect (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes |  | Wyatt & Brandon | 1838 | 1951 | Partner | |
Employees or PupilsThe following individuals were employed or trained by this architect (click on an item to view details): | | Name | Date from | Date to | Position | Notes |  | Edward Middleton Barry | | | Apprentice | |
RIBARIBA ProposersRIBA Proposals
Buildings and DesignsThis architect was involved with the following buildings or structures from the date specified (click on an item to view details): | | Date started | Building name | Town, district or village | Island | City or county | Country | Notes |  | 1834 | Llantarnam Abbey | Llantarnam | | Gwent | Wales | Rebuilding |  | 1866 | Manchester Town Hall | | | Manchester | England | Competition design - shortlisted in first stage, unsuccessful in second stage |  | 1872 | Jedburgh Parish Church | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |  | 1874 | Jedburgh Manse | Jedburgh | | Roxburghshire | Scotland | |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this architect: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes |  | Gray, A Stuart | 1985 | Edwardian Architecture: A Biographical Dictionary | | | |  | Robinson, J Martin | | The Wyatts: an architectural dynasty | | | |
Periodical ReferencesThe following periodicals contain references to this architect: | | Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes |  | Builder | 14 August 1880 | | | Obituary |  | Building News | 20 August 1880 | | | Obituary |  | RIBA Transactions | between 1879 and 8000s | | | p230-32 |  | The Times | 12 August 1880 | | | Obituary |
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