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Daniel Asher Alexander, Architect of Dartmoor Prison

This request has been declined. Please do not modify it.

afc maybe|The magazine article is OK as a source, assuming it is consistent with the article, and it is difficult to believe that it hasn't lapsed into the public domain, so it doesn't need a copyright check. The letter is not an acceptable source. All the information obtained from the letter needs to be removed, or the letter, as a source, needs to be replaced by the published sources that support it. Otherwise this fails because it is partially original research -- David Woolley 18:18, 21 November 2006 (UTC) Son of Daniel Alexander, born about 1768, entered St Paul's School, London, aged 9 on 6 Oct 1777, and the Royal Acadamy from October 1782, when he was 14. Became an architect in 1788 based in Southwark, London. Exhibitor at the RA from 1788.[reply]

Early in his career, he was chosen by Mr William Vaughen and Mr Joseph Huddart to be chief Surveyor to the London Dock Company, which he remained from 1796 to 1831. During this time he laid ot London Dock and designed most of the surrounding warehouse buildings.The Plans were published in 1797, and (Sir) Charles Rennie was the engineer.

As an engineer, Alexander was responsible for the widening of old Rochester Bridge over the Medway, (which included making two arches into one) and the construction of the lower bridge, Tonbridge, 1814.

As an Architect his main works include:

  • "The Mote", Maidstone 1793-1802 for the Earl of Romney.
  • Dartmoor Prison, Dartmoor 1805-9, built for French and later American prisoners of war.
  • Kent County Prison, Maidstone 1812 - 18
  • Lighthouses for Trinity House at Harwich, Lundy, Heligoland, Holyhead, the Farne Islands and others.
  • From 1807, he designed the flanking colonades and wings to Inigo Jones' "Queens House", Greenwhich to accomodate the Royal Naval Asylum. The sculptor was Sir Francis Chantrey who carved busts of Howe, St Vincent, Duncan and Nelson for the Building, and who became a personal friend.
  • He designed additions to Downton Church, Wilts, and the castellated Longford Castle, Wilts for the Earl of Radnor, Combe Bank, Kent and Beddington House, Surrey (since demolished) and supervised the restoration of Coleshill House (also by Inigo Jones) and Farrington, Berks (Destroyed by fire in 1952).
  • He raised the height of Yarmouth Church, Isle of Wight, at his own expense, in order that the tower should be a better sea mark for ships in the Solent.

His pupils include James Savage and John Whichcord.

His Portrait is in the collection of the Port of London Authority. He was a long time member of the Architect's club, meeting at the Old Thatched House Tavern in St James' Street, and he was possibly traeasurer of the Architect's Benevolant Fund.

He died at Baring Crescent, Exeter on 2 March 1846 and was buried at Yarmouth Church, Isle of Wight. His eldest son also Daniel, became an architect but later left to join the church, becoming Vicar of Bickleigh, only a few miles from Dartmoor Prison. He, and three other sons predecesaed him.

Sources

Gentlemans Magazine, August 1846 Pages 210-3

Letter to me from St Pauls School by the Librarian, AH Mead, in July 1974

82.155.7.50 23:21, 20 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Declined for the reasons stated above. Without a trip to the library or extensive research, it is impossible to tease apart the information in the letter from the information in the source. This person should be in Wikipedia but the information needs to be verifiable and well-sourced. davidwr/(talk)/(contribs)/(e-mail) 23:52, 20 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

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