Rowland De Winton Aldridge (1906–1997) (commonly known as Winton Aldridge) was a British architect, architectural historian and artist. He was born in Kent and named in honour of his great grandmother, Catherine Rebecca de Winton, a member of the Parry de Winton engineering family

De Winton

De Winton & Co were engineers in Caernarfon, Wales. They built vertical boilered narrow gauge locomotives for use in Welsh slate mines and other industrial settings. At least six De Winton locomotives have been preserved...

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An authority on the architecture of the 18th century, Aldridge was an important influence on his close friend, newspaper owner the 2nd Baron Iliffe

Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe

Edward Langton Iliffe, 2nd Baron Iliffe , generally known as Langton Illiffe, was a British peer. He was the son of Edward Iliffe, 1st Baron Iliffe and his wife, Charlotte, daughter of Henry Gilding....

, during Iliffe's complete restoration of Basildon Park

Basildon Park

Basildon Park is a country house situated 3 kilometres south of Goring-on-Thames and Streatley in Berkshire, between the villages of Upper Basildon and Lower Basildon. It is owned by the National Trust and is a Grade I listed building...

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Aldridge was a protegee of Edward Wesson

Edward Wesson

Edward Wesson was an English watercolour artist.His work is known for its simplicity, boldness and mastery of brushwork. He is remembered by many painters as a very encouraging teacher.He had one daughter, Elizabeth Wesson....

, one of the most "outstanding" watercolour artists of the 20th century. During the mid-20th century, Aldrige was a prolific artist of landscape

Landscape

Landscape comprises the visible features of an area of land, including the physical elements of landforms such as mountains, hills, water bodies such as rivers, lakes, ponds and the sea, living elements of land cover including indigenous vegetation, human elements including different forms of...

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Seascape

A seascape is a photograph, painting, or other work of art which depicts the sea, in other words an example of marine art. By a backwards development, the word has also come to mean the view of the sea itself, and be applied in planning contexts to geographical locations possessing a good view of...

s and urban riverscape

Riverscape

A riverscape or river landscape comprises the features of the landscape which can be found along a river.Along the upper course of a river, these include:*Waterfall*GorgeAlong the lower course of a river, these include:*Meander*Oxbow lake...

s. He usually signed his work "R Winton Aldridge".