Surveyor of the King’s Works
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Surveyor of the King’s Works was a senior royal architectural post in England responsible for overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of the monarch’s buildings and palaces.
Aliases (2)
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural position
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court position → royal office → |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
English royal household
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| appointedBy |
the monarch of England
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| country |
Kingdom of England
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| dissolvedInto |
Surveyor-General of the King’s Works
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| employer |
English Crown
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| field |
architecture
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building construction → building maintenance → |
| hasDuties |
advising the Crown on architectural matters
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management of craftsmen and labourers on royal works → oversight of repairs to royal buildings → preparation of building designs for royal use → supervision of building projects for the Crown → |
| hasNotableOfficeHolder |
Christopher Wren
→
Inigo Jones → John Vanbrugh → Robert Smirke → William Kent → |
| hierarchicalPosition |
senior royal architectural post
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| inception |
medieval period
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| isPartOfHistoryOf |
British royal household
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English architecture → public works administration in England → |
| partOf |
Office of Works
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Royal Works → |
| replacedBy |
Surveyor-General of the King’s Works
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| responsibleFor |
construction of royal buildings
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design of royal buildings → maintenance of royal buildings → other royal properties → royal castles → royal palaces → |
| timePeriod |
Stuart period
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Tudor period → early modern England → |
| usedFor |
construction of royal palaces
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expansion of royal residences → maintenance of royal estates → |
| workLocation |
England
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London → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Surveyor of the King’s Works
("Surveyor-General of the King’s Works")
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dissolvedInto |
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Surveyor of the King’s Works
("Office of Works")
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partOf |
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Christopher Wren
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positionHeld |
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Surveyor of the King’s Works
("Surveyor-General of the King’s Works")
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replacedBy |