Thomas Graham Jackson
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Sir Thomas Graham Jackson | |
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| Born | 21 December 1835 |
| Died | 17 November 1924 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Royal Gold Medal (1910) |
Sir Thomas Graham Jackson, 1st Baronet
Life and career
Jackson was born in Hampstead, but moved with his parents and sister Emily Jackson to Sevenoaks, Kent in 1872.[1]
Much of his career was devoted to the architecture of education, and he worked extensively for various schools, notably
He was educated at
Jackson was a prolific author of carefully researched works in architectural history, often illustrated with sketches made during his extensive travels. Jackson's travels in Dalmatia, in which he was accompanied by his intrepid wife, would result in Dalmatia, the Quarnero and Istria with Cettigne in Montenegro and the island of Grado (3 volumes), published by the Clarendon Press, Oxford, in 1887. It remains today a fundamental source of knowledge of the geography, art, architecture and social life of Dalmatia in those years.
He and
This had been part of the course of events which resulted in the passing of the
In 1889, Jackson was elected as a member of the
In 1919, Jackson wrote a collection of supernatural stories, Six Ghost Stories. These stories were written under the influence of M. R. James, and Jackson expressed admiration for James' work in the book's introduction.[4][5]
A stone memorial tablet to Sir Thomas was erected in the chapel of Brighton College, part of which he had built as a
Jackson's pupils and assistants included Evelyn Hellicar.
Jackson was created a
Examples of his work
- Emily Jackson Children's Hip Hospital, Sevenoaks circa 1900, which he designed for his sister Emily's children's hospital.[1]
References
- ^ a b Killingray and Purves, David and Elizabeth (2012). Sevenoaks: An Historical Dictionary. Andover: Phillimore and Co Ltd. p. 85.
- ^ "JACKSON, Thomas Graham". Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 921.
- ^ a b "Sir Thomas Graham Jackson". Mapping the Practice and Profession of Sculpture in Britain and Ireland 1851-1951. Retrieved 17 October 2021.
- ISBN 0712310746. (pp. 278–9)
- ISBN 978-0-7123-1125-0, 2001. (pp. 101, 277)
- ^ "No. 28703". The London Gazette. 21 March 1913. p. 2158.
Sources
- Jackson, Thomas Graham (2003). Nicholas Jackson (ed.). Recollections: The life and travels of a Victorian architect. James Bettley. London: Unicorn Press. ISBN 0-906290-72-4.
- Jones, Martin D.W. (1991). Gothic Enriched: Thomas Jackson's Mural Tablets in Brighton College Chapel in Church Monuments VI. pp. 54–66.
- Kidd, Charles; Williamson, David, eds. (1990). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press.
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
- ISBN 0-19-929658-8.
External links
- 1 artwork by or after Thomas Graham Jackson at the Art UK site
- Profile on Royal Academy of Arts Collections
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