John Plowman

John Plowman was an architect based in Oxford, England.

For the BBC Television producer, see Jon Plowman.

John Plowman
Nationality	British
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Oxford County Hall

From 1812 until 1837 Plowman worked in partnership with the builder, civil engineer and architect Daniel Harris. A later partnership was with Isaac Luck, which lasted until 1850; Luck emigrated to Christchurch in New Zealand in 1851.[1]

Work

• Saint Martin's parish church, Oxford: rebuilt church (except bell tower)[2] (demolished 1896, except bell tower)[3]
• Saint Mary's parish church, Adderbury, Oxfordshire: font, 1831[4]
• Saint Michael's parish church, Oxford: rebuilt north aisle and transept, 1833[5]
• Floating chapel, Castle Mill Stream, Oxford, 1839 (sank 1868)[6]
• County Hall, New Road, Oxford, 1839-41[7][8]
• Saint Peter's parish church, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1842[9]
• Saint John the Baptist parish church, Bodicote, Oxfordshire: rebuilt church (with H.J. Underwood), 1844[10]

References

1. "Isaac Luck - builder, architect". Early Canterbury Photography. Retrieved 7 March 2013.
2. Tyack, 1998, page 201
3. Tyack, 1998, page 262
4. Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 415
5. Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 295
6. Davies & Robinson, 2003, pages 52-54
7. Tyack, 1998, page 203
8. Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 301
9. Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 786
10. Sherwood & Pevsner, 1974, page 483

Sources

• Davies, Mark; Robinson, Catherine (2003) [2001]. A Towpath Walk in Oxford. Oxford: Oxford Towpath Press. pp. 52–54. ISBN 0-9535593-1-9.
• Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
• Tyack, Geoffrey (1998). Oxford An Architectural Guide. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-817423-3.