John Pollard Seddon
The grave is in a poor condition and the cross has fallen. The inscription reads:
In loving memory of John Pollard Seddon FRIBA born Sept 19 1827 died Feb 1 1906 and of Margaret his wife born Aug 1836 died Dec 31 1910
John Pollard Seddon by Hans Olaf Heyerdahl (1857–1913), © Aberystwyth University School of Art Museum and Galleries
Victorian diocesan architect, associated with the Pre-Raphaelites and the Gothic revival.
1827-1906
John Pollard Seddon was a diocesan architect of London and Charles Annerly Voysey was articled to him as a pupil. Seddon was a follower of John Ruskin and was associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement through his brother, the artist Thomas Seddon. He was Dante Gabriel Rossetti’s landlord at the end of Rosetti’s life.
He was the architect of the Sir William Powell's Almshouses, which are just by All Saints Church at the bottom of Fulham High Street.
Like Arthur Blomfield, the architect of Fulham Cemetery, Seddon was an advocate of the Gothic revival, maintaining that Gothic was the only true Christian art, “most scientific and beautiful, and most in accordance with common sense”.
His works include the University College of Wales building in Aberystwyth; St Peter's Church in Ayot St Peter, Hertfordshire; and St Nicholas Church in Great Yarmouth.
He was also a prolific designer of furniture, metalwork, stained glass, tiles and ceramics.
Although Seddon was known for the Gothic style, the cross (now fallen) is Celtic. The Friends would like to restore the grave, if funding can be secured. Please contact us if you would like to support us in this effort.
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Photo and research contributed by Rebecca Thomas • August 2024
King René's Honeymoon Cabinet, 1861
J.P. Seddon (1827-1906) designed this architect's desk, including the metalwork and inlay, in 1861 for his own use. Seddon had the desk made at his father's cabinet-making firm. The panels were painted by his friends, William Morris and Dante Gabriel Rossetti.
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Sir William Powell's Almshouses, 1869
The 12 one bedroom flats, built in 1869, provide accommodation for older women. They are managed by the Sir Oswald Stoll Foundation. The almshouses are next to All Saints Church at the bottom of Fulham High Street.
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