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3 unusual facts about Daniel Garrett


Capheaton

The estate was improved with a model farm in Gothic taste, designed by Daniel Garrett for Sir John Swinburne, ca 1746, one of the earliest examples of the Gothic Revival.

Forcett Hall

After a fire in 1726 it was substantially redesigned in 1740 in the Palladian style by architect Daniel Garrett.

Rothley Castle

It was designed in 1755 by architect Daniel Garrett for Sir Walter Blackett owner of Wallington Hall, from where it is visible on the hillside.


Walter Calverley-Blackett

He settled at Cambo, where he expended considerable sums on improvements to Wallington Hall, which he remodelled in the then fashionable Palladian style to designs by architect Daniel Garrett.


see also

Banqueting House, Gibside

This example was constructed in 1746, designed by Daniel Garrett for George Bowes, who had made his fortune from coal.