Date of Birth: 1653
Date of Death: 1738
Nationality: English
Notes: Wise was a landscape designer who is considered the master of the English formal garden.

Date of Birth: ?
Date of Death: 1714
Nationality: English
Notes: George London’s work is first recorded in the 1670s, when he was apprenticed to John Rose, gardener to Charles II and the earl of Essex. London founded the famous Brompton Park Nursery in 1689 and went on to become one of the most influential garden designers of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, ending his career as the royal gardener. He was noted for giving an English touch to the baroque garden designs of Italy and France.

Date of Birth: 1716
Date of Death: 1783
Nationality: British
Nickname: Capability
Notes: Often called "the Shakespeare of gardening," Brown was the foremost proponent, and one of the developers, of the English "natural" style of gardens. He was surveyor to His Majesty's Gardens and Waters at Hampton Court and designed some of the most important landscapes in England.

Date of Birth: ?
Date of Death: ?
Nationality: British
Notes: 19th century London architect (in active practice in the 1830s). Between 1834 and 1839 Clephan acted as executant architect at Wrest Park for Earl de Grey.

Date of Birth: 1697
Date of Death: 1769
Nationality: English
Notes: Henry Flitcroft was an assistant and protégé of Lord Burlington and was a follower of William Kent, whom he succeeded as Master Mason and Deputy-Surveyor. Flitcroft became Comptroller of the Works in 1758. His first building was Bower House.

Date of Birth: 1639
Date of Death: 1720
Nationality: English

Date of Birth: 1696
Date of Death: 1751
Nationality: English
Notes: Batty was an 18th century English garden designer and writer. A gifted self-promoter, he produced a number of engraved designs for Gothick buildings, which he promoted in his 1742 book "Ancient Architecture Restored," which was reissued in 1747 as the more famous "Gothick Architecture Improved."

Date of Birth: ?
Date of Death: 1793
Nationality: Irish
Notes: Employed as James Paine's clerk in the 1750s. Woolfe was the co-editor, with James Gandon, of the 1767 and 1772 volumes of "Vitruvius Britannicus."

Date of Birth: Circa 1744
Date of Death: 1775
Nationality: British

Date of Birth: 1723
Date of Death: 1796
Nationality: British
Notes: Chambers was born in Goteborg, Sweden, to English parents. He was sent to England for his education and returned to Sweden when he was 16, where he worked for the Swedish East India Company between 1740 and 1749. His work for the company took him to the Far East three times, giving him an unparalleled first-hand knowledge of Asian architecture, a unique qualification among European architects of the day. Chambers made enough money in the Far East to retire at any early age and pursue the practice of architecture. He studied architecture in Paris and Italy, staying in the latter for five years. In 1755 he returned to England, where he began his architecture practice. In 1757 Chambers was appointed architectural tutor to the young Prince of Wales (later George III), which resulted in royal favor for the rest of his life. Chambers's publications included the very influential "Treatise on Civil Architecture" (1759), which became the standard work on the classical tradition, and "Designs of Chinese Buildings, Furniture, Dresses, Machines and Utensils" of 1757. In 1767 he became architect to the Office of Works, followed by appointment as the comptroller of the Works in 1769. Chambers was essential in the formation of the Royal Academy and designed its new home, Somerset House, possibly his most famous work. He was made a knight of the Polar Star by the King of Sweden.

Date of Birth: 1798
Date of Death: 1875
Nationality: British
Notes: Had an office in London from 1839.

Date of Birth: 1781
Date of Death: 1859
Nationality: British
Notes: In 1786 de Grey succeeded his father as 3rd Baron Grantham of Grantham, and on the death of his maternal aunt in 1833, he became 2nd Earl de Grey. A moderate Tory, he supported Catholic emancipation in the 1820s. He served as first lord of the Admiralty (1834-35) and was appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland in 1841, a post he held for four years. He was the first president of the Institute of British Architects (later RIBA), from 1834 until his death in 1859.

Date of Birth: 1668?
Date of Death: 1743
Nationality: English
Notes: Howard Colvin: "Archer's work has more in common with continental baroque than that of any other English architect." He was one of a very rare breed: an English Baroque architect; possibly only Vanbrugh and Hawksmoor could be also be considered members of this exclusive club. Heythrop is considered Archer's most important country house.