Nathaniel Ireson was a potter, architect and mason from Wincanton

Wincanton

Wincanton is a small town in south Somerset, southwest England. The town lies on the A303 road, the main route between London and South West England, and has some light industry...

 working in Somerset

Somerset

The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...

, England.

He rebuilt much of the centre of Wincanton following a fire in 1707.

He was churchwarden at St Peter's in Stourton, Wiltshire

Stourton, Wiltshire

Stourton is a village in Wiltshire, England, at . The village is close to the county boundary with Somerset and about south of the Somerset market town of Frome.Stourton is part of the Stourhead estate, now in the ownership of the National Trust....

 during the 1720s and may have done work on the church himself.

He moved to Wincanton around 1726, and owned a pottery there from 1738-1750. There is a monument to him in the Churchyard of St Peter and St Paul, Wincanton.

Works

• Crowcombe Court
  Crowcombe Court
  Crowcombe Court in Crowcombe, Somerset, England is a large country house dating from 1724–39. It is Grade I listed.It was built, in English regional baroque style, by Thomas Parker, for Thomas Carew, and finished by Nathaniel Ireson of Wincanton, after Carew found that Parker had taken old coins,...
  
   (completing earlier work by another builder.
• Stourhead
  Stourhead
  Stourhead is a 2,650 acre estate at the source of the River Stour near Mere, Wiltshire, England. The estate includes a Palladian mansion, the village of Stourton, gardens, farmland, and woodland...
  
   1720-1724.
• Ven House
  Ven House
  Ven House in Milborne Port, Somerset, England is an English manor houseA hamlet of Ven or Fenn existed in the mid-thirteenth century Ven House in Milborne Port, Somerset, England is an English manor houseA hamlet of Ven or Fenn existed in the mid-thirteenth century Ven House in Milborne Port,...
  
  , Milborne Port
  Milborne Port
  Milborne Port is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, east of Sherborne, and in the South Somerset district. It has a population of 2,735...
  
   enlargement around 1725 - 1730.
• The Church of St Peter in Redlynch, Somerset
  Redlynch, Somerset
  Redlynch is a village in the civil parish of Bruton within the South Somerset district of Somerset, England.In the mid 12th century Redlynch belonged to Henry Lovel of Castle Cary.Redlynch was part of the hundred of Bruton....
  
   1750.
• Park House, Mells Manor
  Mells Manor
  Mells Manor at Mells, Somerset, England was built in the 16th century for Edward Horner, altered in the 17th century, partially demolished around 1780, and restored by Sir Edwin Lutyens in the 20th century...
  
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• Meadow Court, Tockenham
  Tockenham
  Tockenham is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England. Its nearest town is Royal Wootton Bassett, about away to the north east.The Church of England parish church is called St Giles's and its registers survive for the following dates: Christenings 1653-1991, Marriages 1655-1999, Burials...
  
  , Wiltshire
  Wiltshire
  Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
  
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• Shanks House
  Shanks House
  Shanks House in Cucklington, Somerset, England has medieval fragments, but had major works in the 17th and 18th centuries, including refitting by Nathaniel Ireson. It has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
  
  , Cucklington
  Cucklington
  Cucklington is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on a hill south east of Wincanton and north west of Gillingham in the South Somerset district, near the Dorset border...
  
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• The Dogs, Wincanton
  The Dogs, Wincanton
  The Dogs in Wincanton, Somerset, England was built around 1650 and has been designated as a Grade I listed building....
  
   1740-1750.
• Church of St Mary, Bruton
  Church of St Mary, Bruton
  The Church of St Mary in Bruton, Somerset, England was built in the 14th century. It has been designated a Grade I listed building.The first church on the site was founded by Ine of Wessex in the 7th century, which grew into an Augustinian Bruton Abbey the remains of which can be seen next to the...
  
   rebuilt chancel in 1743.
• Corsham Court
  Corsham Court
  Corsham Court is an English country house in a park designed by Capability Brown. It is in the town of Corsham, 3 miles west of Chippenham, Wiltshire and is notable for its fine art collection, based on the nucleus of paintings inherited in 1757 by Paul Methuen from his uncle, Sir Paul...
  
  remodelling of front 1747.
• St Peter and St Paul, Wincanton. Modifications in 1747.