16 Facts About Anthony Salvin

Anthony Salvin gained a reputation as an expert on medieval buildings and applied this expertise to his new buildings and his restorations.

Anthony Salvin restored castles and country houses, and built a number of new houses and churches.

Anthony Salvin was born in Sunderland Bridge, County Durham, as the only child of General Anthony Salvin, a soldier, and his second wife Elizabeth Mills.

Anthony Salvin was educated at Durham School and in 1820 became a pupil of John Paterson of Edinburgh while he was working on the restoration of Brancepeth Castle in County Durham.

Anthony Salvin had an introduction to Sir John Soane but did not enter his office.

In 1831 Anthony Salvin embarked on what is considered to be his most important early domestic work at Harlaxton Manor in Lincolnshire for Gregory Gregory.

Anthony Salvin's design combined elements from Montacute House in Somerset and Hengrave Hall in Suffolk.

However, before the building was complete, Anthony Salvin was replaced as architect by William Burn.

In 1836 Anthony Salvin entered a design in Tudor style in the competition for the new Palace of Westminster which had possibly been inspired by his visit to Germany.

Anthony Salvin won the competition for the design of the Carlton Club in Pall Mall, London, but the club decided not to proceed with his plan.

Anthony Salvin restored Naworth Castle in Cumbria after it was damaged by a fire on 18May 1844.

Anthony Salvin restored and repaired 20 old churches and three cathedrals, and built 34 new churches.

Anthony Salvin arranged for the removal of buildings around the south transept of Norwich Cathedral and reordered its choir.

Anthony Salvin's restorations were not to the liking of the Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings, particularly his removal of "unwanted fabric" from churches.

In 1857, while working on Warwick Castle, Anthony Salvin suffered a stroke but recovered from it.

Anthony Salvin died at Hawksfold in 1881 and was buried at Fernhurst.