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Robert Vertue

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Robert Vertue
Died1506
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsBath Abbey,Tower of London,Greenwich Palace

Robert Vertue(died in 1506) was an English architect and master mason.

He worked as a mason on the nave ofWestminster Abbeybetween 1475 and 1490, and then as the master mason forHenry VII's riverside north range ofGreenwich Palace,built in 1500–04 and a work at theTower of London.

Along with his brotherWilliam,he was involved in the construction ofBath Abbey,[1]the Tower of London (1501–1502) and possibly Henry VII'schapelatWestminster.[2]

References

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  1. ^"A Building of Vertue".Bath Past.Retrieved12 January2008.
  2. ^Leedy, Walter C. (1975). "The Design of the Vaulting of Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster: A Reappraisal".Architectural History.18:5–11+89–96.doi:10.2307/1568378.JSTOR1568378.S2CID193984804.