1. William Railton was an English architect, best known as the designer of Nelson's Column.
10 Facts About William Railton
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William Railton was based in London, with offices at 12 Regent Street for much of his career.
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William Railton was born in Clapham on 14 May 1800, the son of Isaac Railton and his wife, Margaret Maria Railton, nee Scott.
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William Railton was a pupil of the London architect and surveyor William Inwood.
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In 1825 Railton set off for a tour of Greece and Egypt.
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William Railton designed a church and monastic buildings, employing a neo-Tudor style.
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William Railton designed two identical Anglican churches in Charnwood Forest, at Copt Oak and Woodhouse Eaves,.
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Four years later, William Railton was asked to add a chapel, slightly separate from the palace, to allow the local population to worship there.
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William Railton exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1829 and 1851.
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William Railton lived at 65 Onslow Square, Kensington, in the later part of his life, and died on 13 October 1877, while visiting Brighton.