10 Facts About Edward Blore

Edward Blore was a 19th-century English landscape and architectural artist, architect and antiquary.

Edward Blore's background was in antiquarian draughtsmanship rather than architecture, in which he had no formal training.

Edward Blore illustrated his father's History of Rutland, and over the next few years he made the drawings of York Minster and Peterborough Cathedral and measured drawings of Winchester Cathedral for John Britton's English Cathedrals, and drew architectural subjects for various county histories.

Edward Blore is most notable for his completion of John Nash's design of Buckingham Palace.

In 1847, Edward Blore returned to the palace and designed the great facade facing The Mall thus enclosing the central quadrangle.

Edward Blore worked on St James's Palace in London, and a large number of other designs in England and Scotland, including restoring the Salisbury Tower at Windsor Castle.

Edward Blore was a personal friend of Sir Walter Scott, having been introduced by Daniel Terry, and like Scott was interested in the baronial architecture of Scottish castles.

Around 1840 Edward Blore was possibly responsible for alterations at Wythenshawe Hall in Manchester.

Edward Blore was elected Fellow of the Royal Society in 1841.

Edward Blore died at home, 4, Manchester Square, London, on 4 September 1879, and was buried in Highgate Cemetery, Highgate, London.