William Hurst Ashpitel
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William Hurst Ashpitel was an architect.
Ashpitel was a pupil of Daniel Asher Alexander
. He assisted his master in the designs for the London Docks
, and in the execution of the works connected with that undertaking. Afterwards a pupil of John Rennie the Elder, he was largely concerned in the Kennet and Avon canal
, and in the work of tunnelling under the town of Bath, Somerset.
Later he was in partnership with James Savage
, and eventually went into in practice on his own account. Amongst other buildings he designed Sir Charles Talbot's house at Deepdene. He left his profession rather early in life, and died 20 April 1852.
His son Arthur Ashpitel
was also an architect, and a writer on architectural subjects.
Ashpitel was a pupil of Daniel Asher Alexander
Daniel Asher Alexander
Daniel Asher Alexander was a British architect and engineer, born in London.-Life:Daniel Asher Alexander was educated at St Paul's School, London, and admitted to the Royal Academy Schools in 1782....
. He assisted his master in the designs for the London Docks
London Docks
The London Docks were one of several sets of docks in the historic Port of London. They were constructed in Wapping downstream from the City of London between 1799 and 1815, at a cost exceeding £5½ million. Traditionally ships had docked at wharves on the River Thames, but by this time, more...
, and in the execution of the works connected with that undertaking. Afterwards a pupil of John Rennie the Elder, he was largely concerned in the Kennet and Avon canal
Kennet and Avon Canal
The Kennet and Avon Canal is a waterway in southern England with an overall length of , made up of two lengths of navigable river linked by a canal. The name is commonly used to refer to the entire length of the navigation rather than solely to the central canal section...
, and in the work of tunnelling under the town of Bath, Somerset.
Later he was in partnership with James Savage
James Savage (architect)
James Savage was a British architect, perhaps best known for designing St. Luke's Church, Chelsea.-Life:Savage was born in Hoxton, London, on 10 April 1779. He was educated at a private school in Stockwell and then articled to Daniel Asher Alexander, architect of the London Docks, for whom he...
, and eventually went into in practice on his own account. Amongst other buildings he designed Sir Charles Talbot's house at Deepdene. He left his profession rather early in life, and died 20 April 1852.
His son Arthur Ashpitel
Arthur Ashpitel
-Life:Ashpitel was the son of the architect William Hurst Ashpitel, born in Hackney, London in 1807. He was educated at Dr. Burnet's school in Hackney, until an accident crippled him for life. He was trained by his father to the architect's profession, and in 1842 he set up on his own account. He...
was also an architect, and a writer on architectural subjects.