Hawksmoor

[ hawks-moo r ]
/ ˈhɔksˌmʊər /

noun

Nicholas,1661–1736, English architect.

Example sentences from the Web for hawksmoor

  • At All Souls he pointed out the seldom appreciated merits of Hawksmoor's twin towers.

  • The same architect is said to have built the two western towers, though they are sometimes ascribed to his pupil Hawksmoor.

    Cathedral Cities of England |George Gilbert
  • They were principally built by Gibbs, Hawksmoor, Vanbrugh and others.

    Sir Christopher Wren |Lucy Phillimore
  • Mr. Godwin seems to think Hawksmoor followed Vanbrugh's manner in the heaviness of his design.

    Old and New London |Walter Thornbury

British Dictionary definitions for hawksmoor

Hawksmoor
/ (ˈhɔːksˌmɔː) /

noun

Nicholas. 1661–1736, English architect. His designs include All Souls', Oxford, and a number of London churches, notably St Anne's, Limehouse