Clerk of Works

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Royal Engineers - Trades

1 Senior NCOs who have passed the appropriate Clerk of Works course

can be commissioned officer|commissioned as Garrison Engineers

(Construction, Electrical or Mechanical).


Leeds and Liverpool Canal - Background

1 An Act was passed in May 1770 authorising construction, and Brindley was appointed chief

engineer and John Longbotham clerk of works; following Brindley's death

in 1772, Longbotham carried out both roles.


Cobh - People

1 * Charles Guilfoyle Doran - Fenian and Clerk of Works throughout the

building of Cobh Cathedral. Lived in the town most of his life.


Belfast City Hall - History

1 Construction began in 1898 under the supervision of architect Sir Alfred Brumwell Thomas and was completed in 1906 at a

cost of £369,000. Belfast Corporation (now the council) used their profits from the gas

industry to pay for the construction of Belfast City Hall. Local firms HJ Martin and WH Stephens were among the companies involved in construction. James G. Gamble,

architect, was the clerk of works.


Mentmore Towers - Architecture

1 Paxton, who had previously designed the the Crystal Palace|Crystal Palace, was

responsible for the ridge and furrow glass roof which covered the central hall,

designed to imitate the arcaded courtyard of a Renaissance palazzo, while Stokes was

co-architect and clerk of works.Hall (Waddesdon Manor), p37.The Builder

Magazine 1852.Hall (The Victorian Country House), p153, names Stokes and Paxton as

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Cobh Cathedral - History

1 The clerk of works was Charles Guilfoyle Doran


Clerk of works

1 The 'clerk of works' (or 'clerk of the works'), often abbreviated CoW, is

employed by an architect or a client on a construction site


Clerk of works

1 Historically the clerk of works was employed by the architect on behalf of a client, or by local authorities to oversee public works. The CoW can

also be employed by the client (state body/local authority/private client) to

monitor design and build projects where the traditional role of the

architect is within the design and build project team.


Clerk of works - Origins of the title

1 By the nineteenth century the role had expanded to cover the majority of building works, and the clerk of

works was drawn from experienced tradesmen who had wide knowledge

and understanding of the building process.


Clerk of works - The role

1 The role, to this day, is based on the impartiality of the clerk of works in

ensuring that value for money for the client - rather than the contractor - is

achieved through rigorous and detailed inspection of materials and

workmanship throughout the building process


Clerk of works - The role

1 The clerk of works is a very isolated profession on site. He/she is the person that must ensure

quality of both materials and workmanship and, to this end, must be absolutely impartial and independent in decisions and judgements.

He/she cannot normally, by virtue of the quality role, be employed by the contractor - only the client, normally by the architect on

behalf of the client. His/her role is not to judge, but simply to report all occurrences that are

relevant to the role.


Clerk of works - Notable clerks of works

1 * John Louth was appointed first clerk of works of the Board of Ordnance by Henry V of England|Henry V in 1414 along with Nicholas Merbury, Master

of Ordnance. The Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers and Royal Army

Ordnance Corps can all trace their origins to this date.


Clerk of works - History

1 The Institute was founded in 1882 as the Clerk of Works Association, becoming the Incorporated Clerk of Works Association of

Great Britain in 1903. In 1947, its name was amended again to the Institute of

Clerks of Works of Great Britain Incorporated, a title it retained until 2009 when it was expanded to the Institute of

Clerks of Works and Construction Inspectorate of Great Britain Incorporated.


Clerk of works - 'Building on Quality' Awards

1 Judging is based on the clerk of works' ability, his/her contribution to the projects he/she is involved with, his/her record keeping and reports, and his/her commitment to the role

of clerk of works.


William Dickinson (architect) - Life

1 Dickinson was the son of William Dickinson, Controller Clerk at

Windsor Castle and chief clerk of works|clerk of the king's works. This

elder Dickinson died in 1702 and according to Adrian Tinniswood his

sole contribution to architecture was to be Chief Clerk of the Works.


William Dickinson (architect) - Work

1 *Windsor Castle (he succeeded his father's role as clerk of

works)


William of Wykeham

1 'William of Wykeham' (1320 or 1324 ndash; 27 September 1404) was

Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. He founded New College

Oxford and New College School in 1379, and founded Winchester

College in 1382. He was also the clerk of works when much of Windsor

Castle was built.


Benjamin Henry Latrobe - Washington, D.C.

1 His clerk of works, John Lenthal, often urged Latrobe to spend more time in Washington.


Kennington - Early history

1 Geoffrey Chaucer was employed at Kennington

as Clerk of Works in 1389


Wells Cathedral - Restoration

1 (Bert) Wheeler, clerk of works to the cathedral 1935–1978, had previously

experimented with washing and surface-treatment of architectural carvings on the building and his

techniques were among those tried on the statues.


Gorton Monastery

1 Most of the building work was done by the friars themselves, with a

brother acting as clerk of works.C Hartwell, M.Hyde and N


Charlotte Square - Gardens

1 In 1861 a plan was drawn up by Robert Matheson (architect)|Robert

Matheson, Clerk of Works for Scotland for a larger, more square

garden, centred upon a memorial to the recently deceased Albert, Prince Consort|Prince Albert, the consort of

Queen Victoria.


James Barnet - Early life

1 In Sydney, he worked first as a builder for Edmund Blacket, then

became Clerk of Works at the University of Sydney.


Dalmeny - Notable people from Dalmeny

1 *John Chesser (architect)|John Chesser (1819–1892), architect, was born in Dalmeny and later succeeded

his father as clerk of works to the Dalmeny Estate.


Robert Mylne (architect) - Architecture

1 In November 1775 he was also appointed clerk of works at

Greenwich Hospital (London)|Greenwich Hospital, another Wren building, under the surveyor James

Stuart (1713-1788)|James Stuart.Ward, p.111 At Greenwich he

cleared unsightly workshops from the grounds, and laid out a series of

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Holloway Sanatorium - Site: Virginia Water

1 Work on the building began in the Spring of 1873, when a clerk of works was appointed


Holloway Sanatorium - Building the Sanatorium

1 The first clerk of works was J


John Fennyhouse Green

1 'John Fennyhouse Green' (1727ndash;1774), Under Clerk of

Works to the Staffordshire Worcestershire Canal Company, was

responsible for identifying John Acton’s stubble field and the

neighbouring meadow owned by Wilson Roberts at Lower Mitton as

the site for the River Severn terminal at what is now Stourport Canal

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John Fennyhouse Green - Appointment

1 As assistant to the Clerk of Works John Baker, Green’s tasks would have been some or all of the following: ...to attend the works and see that everything is executed pursuant to the

surveyor’s direction to measure the works to enter all contracts for work to give in Bills and Accounts to be settled by the Committee and when approved by them to pay the Bills and

Money or rent for the lands to be purchased and keep the account to be passed by the

Committee and then deposited with the Clerk to the Proprieters.


John Fennyhouse Green - Locating the Basins at Lower Mitton

1 On 27 October 1768, John Fennyhouse Green was assisting John

Dadford in setting out a culvert at Broadwaters when John Baker, the

Clerk of Works, directed Green to go down to the Stour's Mouth and

observe where the Canal might be brought to the Severn


John Fennyhouse Green - Note On Surviving Records

1 John Fennyhouse Green was employed as the under clerk of works

to the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Company


John Carr (architect) - Churches

1 *York Minster, survey and repairs 1770-3 and 1794–97; Joseph

Halfpenny was clerk of works on this project


John Vanbrugh - Castle Howard

1 It appears that the early drawings of the design for Castle Howard were

made by Hawksmoor and in 1700 he was formally introduced by Vanbrugh into the project as draughtsman and clerk of works. Designs varied and

evolved until 1702, the pair working together.


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