Richard Carver (architect) explained

Richard Carver (1792–1862) was a prolific architect of churches and secular buildings in Somerset, England, first based in his home town of Bridgwater and from 1828 in Taunton.^[1] Possibly a pupil of Sir Jeffry Wyatville, he held the post of county surveyor, from which he retired in 1857 and died at Wilton, now part of Taunton, on 1 September 1862.^[2]

Known buildings and restoration works

• The Old Schoolhouse, Yarde. A school room and teacher's house dating from 1819. for Sir John Trevelyan of Nettlecombe Court.
• Church of St Philip and St James, Burtle, 1838–9.
• Christ Church, Coxley, 1838–9.
• St John's Church, East Horrington, 1838.
• St Peter and St Paul, Over Stowey. Restoration.^[3]
• Holy Trinity Church, Blackford, 1823.
• Cannington: The Blessed Virgin Mary. Church repaired and altered in 1840.
• Fitzhead: St James. Rebuilt 1849 from old materials.
• Nether Stowey: The Blessed Virgin Mary .1852–1857 Church rebuilt and enlarged.
• Stogursey: St Andrew. 1824 Restoration of the nave.
• Fairfield House. Alterations, 1815.^[4]
• HM Prison Shepton Mallet in the 1830s and 1840s.^[5]
• Christ Church, Theale. Datestone of 1826.^[6]
• Church of St Michael, Burrowbridge, 1836–8.^[7]
• Maunsell House, North Petherton, additions and alterations 1827–8.^[8]
• The Guildhall, Chard, 1835^[9]
• Church of the Holy Trinity, Taunton, 1842.^[10]
• Church of St Philip and St James, Burtle, 1838–9.^[11]
• Church of St James, Chedington, Dorset, 1840–1.^[12]
• Church of St Paul, Easton, Somerset, 1843.^[13]
• Willett House, Elworthy, circa 1816 and presumed design and construction of Willett Tower.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Richard Carver - Church Heritage Record. Church of England Online Faculty System.
2. Web site: The Old Schoolhouse, Yarde - Exmoor's Past - the online Historic Environment Record . The Historic Environment Record for the National Park.
3. Book: Pevsner . The Buildings of England, South and West Somerset . Penguin . 269–270.
4. Web site: Fairfield House, Stogursey, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 2018-06-11.
5. Web site: Public Consultation pages for 1610 The Old Shepton Mallet Gaol. City and Country. 24 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180325045701/http://www.cityandcountry.co.uk/public-consultation/1610-the-old-shepton-mallet-gaol/heritage.aspx. 25 March 2018. dmy-all.
6. Web site: Christ Church, Theale, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 2018-07-06.
7. Web site: Church of St Michael, Burrowbridge, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 2018-07-06.
8. Web site: Maunsel House, North Petherton, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 2018-07-06.
9. Web site: A-C - Samuel Lewis - Google Books . 2018-09-08. Lewis . Samuel . 1848 .
10. Web site: Church of the Holy Trinity, Taunton, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 2018-07-06.
11. Web site: Church of St Philip and St James, Burtle, Somerset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 2018-07-06.
12. Web site: St Jamess Church, Chedington, Dorset. www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. 2018-07-07.
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