John Pollard Seddon

John Pollard SeddonFRIBA(19 September 1827 – 1 February 1906)was a Britisharchitect,working largely on churches.

His father was a cabinetmaker, and his brother,Thomas Seddon(1821–1856), was a landscape painter. Born in London,he was educated atBedford School.He was later a pupil ofThomas Leverton Donaldson,though Donaldson was aclassicalarchitect and Seddon preferred theGothic RevivalismofJohn Ruskin.

Between 1852 and 1863, Seddon formed a partnership withJohn Prichard.Many of their major commissions were church restoration works, most famously forLlandaff Cathedral.In 1871 he submitted a design in a competition forHolloway Sanatorium.

C. F. A. Voyseywas articled as a pupil of Seddon in 1873.From 1884 to 1904 he was in partnership withJohn Coates Carter.

In 1904 he was Diocesan Architect for London and designed a giganticImperial Monumental Halls,with a tall tower, to be added toWestminster Abbey;it was intended to restore the dominance of the abbey over the surrounding crowd of towers and monuments. However, the cost of construction was prohibitive and it remained unbuilt.

His works include theUniversity College of Walesbuilding inAberystwyth;St Peter's Church,Ayot St Peter,Hertfordshire;St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth;St Catherine's Church, Hoarwithy,Herefordshire;and, with Prichard, theChurch of St John, Llandenny;the 1858–9 rebuild ofSt Mary's Church, Aberavon,and limited extensions toDingestow Court,Monmouthshire, including the stables.He was also a prolific designer of furniture, metalwork, stained glass, tiles and ceramics.

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  Church at Ayot St Peter
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  St Catherine's Church, Hoarwithy
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  St Nicholas Church, Great Yarmouth