John
Nash
was born in London in 1752. He trained
as an architect but after being bequeathed a large sum of money, Nash
retired to Wales. However, Nash lost his inheritance after making
some bad investments and in 1792 he was forced to return to work as
an architect.
Nash's work came to the attention of the Prince Regent (later George
IV) who commissioned him to design Regent's Park and its environs
of curved terraces. This was followed by the design of Carlton House
Terrace, Trafalgar Square, St. James's Park and the Marble Arch.
George IV also arranged for Nash to create
Buckingham Palace out of Buckingham
House and the rebuilding of the Royal Pavilion
at Brighton. John Nash died in 1835.
John
Nash, Views of the Royal Pavilion (1826)
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