Brettingham, Matthew, the elder
(1699–1769)
- Robin Lucas
Extract
Brettingham, Matthew, the elder (1699–1769), architect, was born in Norwich, the son of Lancelot Brettingham (1664–1727) and his wife, Elizabeth Hillwell (d. 1729), of the parish of St Giles. Lancelot Brettingham was called a mason in the city poll-book recording the parliamentary election of 1714. Both ...