Samuel Pepys Cockerell (1753-1827)

Samuel Pepys Cockerell, "Oriental" Architect of London

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He was famous for "orientalizing" Sezincote House in Gloucestershire which inspired Brighton Pavilion. Among his students was Benjamin Latrobe (1764-1820) who emigrated to Washington D.C. where among many important projects he built the Van Ness House, inspired by Cockerell's Middleton House.

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Contributed by Mark Meredith on 15/12/2018 and last updated on 22/02/2019.