Richard Gillow

Richard Gillow (1733–1811) was an architect and businessman from Lancaster, England. He was the son of the carpenter Robert Gillow, the founder of Gillows of Lancaster and London, a successful cabinet-making firm.

The Custom House Lancaster. Designed by Richard Gillow[1]

Richard trained as an architect in London.[2] In 1757 he became a partner in the family firm, which took the name Robert Gillow & Son. He continued to undertake architectural work, including Lancaster's Custom House of 1764. The building has been described as "a notable and complete example of an eighteenth-century custom house, of Palladian design".[3]

1 Castle Hill c.1770, former offices and workshops of the Gillow firm in Lancaster. Probably designed by Richard Gillow[3]

Richard and his wife Sarah had eight children, five daughters and three sons; Robert [iii] Gillow; George [ii] Gillow; and Richard [iii] Gillow, all joined the family firm.[4]

References

  1. ↑ English Heritage. "MARITIME MUSEUM 1289088". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved October 2014. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ↑ "Richard Gillow". Lancashire Museums. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. 1 2 "1 Castle Hill". Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Stuart, Susan E. (2004), "Gillow family (per. c.1730–c.1830)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/67319, retrieved 6 November 2014 (subscription or UK public library membership required)

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