Richard Gillow (1733–1811) was an English architect and businessman from Lancaster. He was the son of the carpenter Robert Gillow, the founder of Gillows of Lancaster and London, a successful cabinet-making firm.
Richard trained as an architect in London.[2] In 1757 he became a partner in the family firm, which took the name Robert Gillow & Son. He continued to undertake architectural work, including Lancaster's Custom House of 1764. The building has been described as "a notable and complete example of an eighteenth-century custom house, of Palladian design".[3]
Richard Gillow was designing 'semis' or pairs of houses in that town as early as 1757, in Moor Lane. The earliest identifiable surviving pair is that built in 1759 on Cable Street (now facing the bus station and partly demolished) for Captain Henry Fell and Samuel Simpson.[4]
Richard and his wife Sarah had eight children, five daughters and three sons; Robert [iii] Gillow; George [ii] Gillow; and Richard [iii] Gillow, all joined the family firm.[5]
See also
- Robert Gillow
- Joseph Gillow
- Paulyn Gillow
References
- ^ Historic England. "MARITIME MUSEUM 1289088 (1289088)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Richard Gillow". Lancashire Museums. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ^ a b Historic England. "1 Castle Hill (1220647)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "1 & 3 Cable Street". Retrieved 15 December 2025.
- ^ Stuart, Susan E. (2004). "Gillow family (per. c.1730–c.1830)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/67319. Retrieved 6 November 2014. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.) (subscription or UK public library membership required)
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