Hawksmoor

American

[hawks-moor] / ˈhɔksˌmʊər /

noun

Nicholas, 1661–1736, English architect.

Hawksmoor British

/ ˈhɔːksˌmɔː /

noun

Nicholas. 1661–1736, English architect. His designs include All Souls', Oxford, and a number of London churches, notably St Anne's, Limehouse

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One knock against the Hawksmoor salad was that it came without the option to add meat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

At Hawksmoor, the delicate ribbons of Cantabrian anchovy undercut her previous bias against the fishy staple.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

At Hawksmoor it seems to transcend occasion; people order them before dinner and after as a pick-me-up with or as a dessert.

From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2024

For now, down in his cellar studio, Bryan's current focus is The Casebook of Stamford Hawksmoor, a prequel to his Grandville series which features anthropomorphised steampunk characters.

From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2024

Mr. Godwin seems to think Hawksmoor followed Vanbrugh's manner in the heaviness of his design.

From Old and New London Volume I by Walter Thornbury

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