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.
Erasmus and the Age of Reformation |Johan HuizingaThe 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 GilbertThey were principally built by Gibbs, Hawksmoor, Vanbrugh and others.
Sir Christopher Wren |Lucy PhillimoreMr. 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