- Hugh May
Hugh May (1621-1684) was an English architect who was working in the era which fell between the first introduction of
Palladianism into England byInigo Jones and the full flowering ofEnglish Baroque underJohn Vanbrugh andNicholas Hawksmoor . His own work was well-mannered and influenced by both Palladianism and Dutch architecture.Hugh was the seventh son of John May of Rawmere in Mid Lavant,
West Sussex , by his wife, Elizabeth Hill, and a cousin of theKeeper of the Privy Purse ,Baptist May . Hugh was appointed Comptroller of the Works to the King in 1668 and remodelled the upper ward, St George's Hall and the Royal Chapel atWindsor Castle in collaboration with the painterAntonio Verrio and the carverGrinling Gibbons . However this work was all swept away when SirJeffry Wyatville remodelled the castle for George IV in the early 19th century. May's only surviving works areEltham Lodge inKent and the east front, stables and chapel atCornbury House inOxfordshire . He also designedBerkeley House in London, carried out some work atClarendon House , and may have designed the first version ofBurlington House . [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=41482#s2]External links
* [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=41715 VCH: Mid Lavant]
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