About John Plowman
Lived 1773 – 1843 (aged 69–70). John Plowman was an architect.
John Plowman (c.1773–1843) was an English architect based in Oxford. His younger son John Plowman (1807–1871) also worked on buildings on Oxford, leading to issues with attribution.
From 1812 until 1837 Plowman worked in partnership with the builder, civil engineer and architect Daniel Harris, whose foreman he had been.
Work Saint Martin's parish church, Oxford: rebuilt church (except bell tower) (demolished 1896, except bell tower) Saint Mary's parish church, Adderbury, Oxfordshire: font, 1831 Saint Michael's parish church, Oxford: rebuilt north aisle and transept, 1833 Floating chapel, Castle Mill Stream, Oxford, 1839 (sank 1868) County Hall, New Road, Oxford, 1839-41 Saint Peter's parish church, Steeple Aston, Oxfordshire: restoration, 1842 Saint John the Baptist parish church, Bodicote, Oxfordshire: rebuilt church (with H.J. Underwood), 1844
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British architect
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John Plowman was born in 1773.
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John Plowman died in 1843.
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John Plowman was an architect.
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