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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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

“Every generation has that drink that becomes so ubiquitous, so popular,” says Liam Davy, head of bars at acclaimed, London-born steakhouse Hawksmoor, which now has more than a dozen locations across the U.K.,

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2024

With 110 of the 170 Hawksmoor pages completed, Bryan still has plenty of toil ahead.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024

On the studious and oddly organized cocktail list, what are called Hawksmoor Classics mingle with alcoholic and nonalcoholic tributes to New York.

From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2021

Hawksmoor, the architect of St. Mary Woolnoth, was born the year of the Great Fire, and died in 1736.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

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