Matthew Brettingham, Architect
Matthew Brettingham, Architect Of Half Of England, Demolished By History And Also By Actual Demolition Crews Bricklayer’s Son Builds Palaces For A Royal Duke And Twenty-One Assorted Peers, Receives Permanent Performance Review Reading “Orthodox And Unenterprising,” Is Survived By Rubble Of Exceptional Provenance LONDON — Historians confirmed this week that Matthew Brettingham (1699–1769), the Norwich bricklayer’s son who built or remodelled approximately half of aristocratic England, remains the only major figure in British…
