Edward Blore (1787–1879) was a 19th century (Victorian) British architect and antiquary. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Some sources claim he was originally from Derby, England.)
Blore is most notable for his completion of John Nash's design of Buckingham Palace, following Nash's dismissal. He completed the palace in a style similar to but plainer than that intended by Nash. In 1847 Blore returned to the palace and designed the great facade...
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Edward Blore (1787–1879) was a 19th century (Victorian) British architect and antiquary. He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Some sources claim he was originally from Derby, England.)
Blore is most notable for his completion of John Nash's design of Buckingham Palace, following Nash's dismissal. He completed the palace in a style similar to but plainer than that intended by Nash. In 1847 Blore returned to the palace and designed the great facade facing The Mall thus enclosing the central quadrangle. He also worked at Lambeth Palace and St James' Palace in London, and a large number of other designs in both England and Scotland, including restoring Salisbury Tower at Windsor Castle.
Blore was a personal friend of Sir Walter Scott, and like him was interested in the baronial architecture of Scottish castles. This led to Prince Vorontsov's suggestion to design his extensive Vorontsov's Palace in Alupka, Crimea (now Ukraine). The Alupka palace was built between 1828 and 1846, in a...
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