Pugin
Americannoun
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Augustus Charles, 1762–1832, French architectural draftsman and archaeologist in England.
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his son Augustus Welby Northmore 1812–52, English architect and designer.
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One involved Jean Francois Pugin, a citizen of Mauritius who was here as a legal permanent resident but wound up with a conviction for accessory after the fact to a felony.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 22, 2023
Stained glass windows designed by Augustus Pugin had to be covered to block out light visible to German bombers.
From Reuters ● Jun. 23, 2021
The wallpaper in the Jubilee Room was designed by a bloke who died in 1852 - Augustus Pugin.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2019
The architect, Charles Barry, used brick, stone and iron to try to minimise the risks of another catastrophe but in the interiors he and Augustus Pugin used vast quantities of highly flammable materials.
From The Guardian ● May 22, 2018
Now Pugin was on the committee lists of half a dozen charitable and humanitarian concerns.
From The Pools of Silence by Stacpoole, H. De Vere (Henry De Vere)
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