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Amankona, D (2021) Socio-ecological impacts and adaptations arising from Chinese-led infrastructure developments in Africa: A case study of the BUI hydropower dam in Ghana, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Bailey, K A (1995) The metamorphosis of Battersea, 1800-1914: a building history, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Bamisile, A (1991) A communication system approach to the management of quality in construction, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Greed, C H (1990) The position of women in surveying, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Jenner, M S (1997) Designing high performance teams for projects: a study of 49 project teams in the UK construction industry, Unpublished PhD Thesis, School of Management, Open University.
Keevil, P (1998) Feasibility of representing selected elements of the 1985 building regulations in prolog or other rule-based form, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University (United Kingdom).
Keevil, P S (1998) Feasibility of representing selected elements of the 1985 building regulations in prolog or other rule-based form, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Lamirande, M (2023) Exploring practices and understandings of designing inclusively, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Mobus, M A C (2011) The Burford Masons and the changing world of building practice in England, 1630-1730, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
- Type: Thesis
- Keywords: careers; crafts; contractor; mason; London; modern methods of construction
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- URL: http://oro.open.ac.uk/54509/
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Architectural history has traditionally focused on the named architect and the completed building. Investigation of the master craftsmen who realised the emerging architect's ideas while continuing to build to their own design has only recently been embarked upon. This thesis sets out to address this imbalance by scrutinising a group of master masons closely connected with Wren for over five decades. This thesis, for the first time, explores the Burford Masons, three dynasties comprising the Strongs, the Kempsters, and Ephraim Beauchamp, who rose to join the elite of mason-contractors in the rebuilding of London. Examining their experience over the period 1630-1730, it aims to shed light on building practices undergoing transition to modem methods. The research is largely based on primary sources, some hitherto untapped, which has produced a wealth of new evidence. The Burford Masons' careers are set out in Chapter Two, a Catalogue Raisonne giving the first comprehensive account of their works. The remaining chapters are thematic, Chapter Three investigating their experience after the Great Fire, a catalyst for changing building practices and their careers. Chapters Four and Five study the Burford Masons' evolving contractual arrangements, and their strategies to withstand the endemic problem of dilatory payments. Chapter Six scrutinises changes in London Masons' Company and the Burford Masons' involvement with it. Chapter Seven explores their role in design, both in conjunction with the architect and as mason-architects in their own right. It identifies them as a school of masons emerging from quarries. The research deepens knowledge of the evolution of the contracting system in both London and the provinces. It shows the Burford Masons also in the process of change, becoming interdisciplinary master-builders, entrepreneurs, and financiers.
Rowbotham, A (2018) Designing for fluid transitions to sustainable infrastructure: the case of the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.
Sidoli, J S (2021) Disputing in the built environment, Unpublished PhD Thesis, , Open University.