Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe
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Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe, was a 19th-century English lawyer, mechanician, and architect best known for designing the mechanism of the Big Ben clock and for his controversial restorations of English churches, including St Albans Cathedral.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1st Baron Grimthorpe | 1 |
| Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English lawyer
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architect ⓘ horologist ⓘ human ⓘ mechanician ⓘ peer of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sir Edmund Beckett, 5th Baronet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designed |
Big Ben clock mechanism
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clock mechanism of the Palace of Westminster clock tower ⓘ |
| familyName | Beckett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
clockmaking
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ecclesiastical architecture ⓘ law ⓘ |
| genre | Gothic Revival architecture ⓘ |
| givenName | Edmund NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
British clockmaking
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Victorian church restoration practices ⓘ |
| hasWorkAspect |
advocated robust and sometimes drastic restoration of medieval buildings
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his restorations were considered controversial by some contemporaries ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | 1st Baron Grimthorpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
controversial church restorations
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designing the mechanism of the Big Ben clock ⓘ restoration of St Albans Cathedral ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| nobleTitle |
Baron Grimthorpe
NERFINISHED
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Baronet ⓘ |
| notableWork |
design of the clock mechanism of the Palace of Westminster clock tower (Big Ben)
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restoration of St Albans Cathedral ⓘ restoration of various English churches ⓘ |
| occupation |
architect
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horologist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ mechanician ⓘ peer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
St Albans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Queen's Counsel ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| restored |
St Albans Cathedral
NERFINISHED
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multiple English parish churches ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
1st Baron Grimthorpe